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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C])
Tuning steps ? ? 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-35 / 46-56 MHz 6 m 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? ? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
Filters ? ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM)
Receiver system Double conversion, 14 tubes ? SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band)
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 m 1.8-430 MHz (amateur bands only)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 10 W HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 2.2 A max
TX - ? 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1954 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 2014 and 2016 in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
140 × 51 × 140 mm
(5.51 × 2.01 × 5.51 in)
229 × 80 × 253 mm
(9.02 × 3.15 × 9.96 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs) 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS encoder ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000071 AZDEN-PCS-007500 YAESU-FT-000991