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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Base Station VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  6m  2m  1.25m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with TCXO-2 option
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.170-0.4 / 0.54-11.5 MHz in four bands 30-330 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (2.4 kHz): ≤ 0.25 µV
AM (6 kHz): ≤ 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): ≤ 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.0 kHz @ -60 dB
2.0 kHz: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
500 Hz: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
250 Hz: 240 Hz @ -6 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ± 12,5 kHz / ± 75 kHz / ± 150 kHz 500 Hz CW
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 15.7 MHz
2nd: 1650 kHz
47.21 / 10.94 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB or better
Audio output ? External speaker or headphones 2 W into 4 Ohm at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? - 100 W (25 W AM)

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50 (16.5-150)Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Separate PSU Mains
Current RX ? ? 60 VA
TX - - 470 VA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1952 in USA Between 1959 and 197x in West Germany Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
570 × 450 × 410 mm
(22.44 × 17.72 × 16.14 in)
368 × 129 × 370 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 14.57 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 65.00 kg (143.4 lbs) 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 90 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072L ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-ESG YAESU-FT-000990