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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) 0.55-30 MHz 0.1-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 6-160 m: 100 W, 2 m: 50 W, 70 cm: 20 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.6-1 A
TX - - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 464 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.27 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
311 × 133 × 209 mm
(12.24 × 5.24 × 8.23 in)
155 × 52 × 233 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 9.17 in)
Weight 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs) 4.00 kg (8.8 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in keyer. Beacon mode. 32 color display. CTCSS. Detachable front panel. DSP included in this updated version
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000133 HEATHKIT-GR-000091 YAESU-FT-000857D