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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
5W Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 1.25-40 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   FM   N-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ? ?
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU 7.4 V DC
Current RX 70 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
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Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-SX RADIODDITY-GD-000077-DMR