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Desktop VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
SDR HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 130-210 MHz 144-146 MHz 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
Selectivity ? ±15 kHz (-6 dB)
±25 kHz (-50 dB)
Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 55 dB
Audio output ? 1 W into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 / 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.5V DC ±20%, neg. ground 11-15 V DC
Current RX ? 150 mA 500 mA max
TX - 2 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 195x in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 489 × 241 × 275 mm
(19.25 × 9.49 × 10.83 in)
156 × 58 × 205 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.07 in)
200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000037 ICOM-IC-000022A ELAD-FDM-000077