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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Beacon Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF/1.2GHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 200-400 kHz 144-148 / 430-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (US)
144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (EU)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity ? 5 µV SSB/CW: ≤ 0.11 µV @ 10 dB S/N
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV @ 10 dB S/N
FM: ≤ 0.18 µV @ 12 dB SINAD
DV: ≤ 0.35 µV @ 1% BER
DD: ≤ 1.59 µV @ 1% BER
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -3 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -3 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
RTTY: 500 Hz @ -3 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -3 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -3 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
DV (12.5 kHz spacing): ≥ 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes Single conversion, 5 tubes 2m/70cm: Direct sampling 23cm: Down conversion IF-sampling
IF-freqs. ? 142.5 kHz 311-371 MHz (1200 MHz)
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2m / 70cm / 23cm
Modulations - - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output ? ? 2m: 0.5-100 W / 70cm: 0.5-75 W / 23cm: 0.1-10 W

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military) SO-239 + N-type
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 28V DC (aircraft battery voltage) 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground)
Current RX ? 0.75 A 1.2 A typical
TX - - 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA by Detrola Between 2019 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions ? 100 × 100 × 168 mm
(3.94 × 3.94 × 6.61 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
Weight ? ? 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 297 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SDR-technology
Spectrum scope & waterfall
CTCSS / PL
Color touch screen
Satellite mode
SD-card slot
CI-V
LAN and USB-connectors
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C MILITARY-BC-001206 ICOM-IC-009700