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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
High performance Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-34 MHz in four bands 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters Crystal ? 0.3 / 1 / 3.2 / 6 / 16 kHz
Receiver system 8 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 52/600 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 2.2-3 A ?
TX - Max 23 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1958 Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 199x in USA
Dimensions 476 × 229 × 273 mm
(18.74 × 9.02 × 10.75 in)
287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
483 × 133 × 493 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.41 in)
Weight 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 15.75 kg (34.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) Audio and RF/IF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000099 ICOM-IC-000746-PRO WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008718-2