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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-1.58 / 1.72-34 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50/600 Ω 50/600Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.5V DC +/-10%
Current RX 105 mA @ 280 V, 1.4 A @ 6.3 V - Max 600 mA
TX - ? Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1961 in USA Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 469.9 × 226.06 × 279.4 mm
(18.50 × 8.90 × 11.00 in)
526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
Weight 15.60 kg (34.4 lbs) 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000100 HEATHKIT-DX-000100 YAESU-FT-000007B