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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
Selectivity ? ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 80 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 4 ohms 90 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   -
RF-output ? 0-100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX ? 2 A 115 mW typical
TX - 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions 470 × 229 × 280 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 11.02 in)
146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 62 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
CTCSS / DCS
Dual VFO
Micro-SD memory card slot (2GB max)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) YUPITERU-MVT-007500