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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
500W SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± .0015% 0.001 p.p.m. with GNSS, 0.5 p.p.m. with internal TCXO
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-42 MHz in five bands 143.5-148.5 MHz 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting) ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? -50 dB or greater ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at less than 10% THD -

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.5-148.5 MHz 160-6m
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 10-15 W 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16V DC 80-264 V AC
Current RX ? 550-750 mA 35W
TX - 4 A max 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 1980 and 1983 in USA Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote Operation
Built-in SmartLink™ for use with PC, Mac, iPad®, iPhone®, or Maestro™
GNSS Receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000009-SUPER-SKYRIDER HEATHKIT-VF-007401 FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000510