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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld Communications Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 15 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting 530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes ? Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 2 / 45 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 13.8 V DC Li-Ion
Current RX ? 600-750 mA ?
TX - 2.7-9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
?
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Micro-SD card
Digimode autodetect
IPX5 water resistant

Support for the following digital modes:
- Alinco (GMSK - AMBE)
- Apco P25 (C4FM - IMBE)
- D-Star (GMSK - AMBE)
- DCR/NXDN (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- DMR/MotoTRBO (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- dPMR (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- Yaesu (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- Tetra (DMO - only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C ICOM-IC-000025H AOR-AR-DV000010