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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 0.001-10.000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-34 MHz 0.2-30 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB 160-10m: 96dB or better6m: 71 dB or better
Audio output External speaker required ? Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6m
Modulations - - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output - ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50/1000Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-117 V AC) Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX ? ? 1.5A
TX - - 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
Weight 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories None None 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
AVC ON/OFF
Tone LO/MED/HI
RF Gain
ANL
Mute Line
Antenna Trimmer
BFO
Standby
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
12hr clock and timer SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000110 KENWOOD-R-001000 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000