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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 143.9-148.3 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 143.9-148.3 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) 10 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) 12.6-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.5-0.9 A
TX ? ? 3-9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tone burst encoder optional ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 HEATHKIT-HW-000202 KENWOOD-TR-007950