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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 10 W 10-100 W (AM 10-50 W)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 0.7 A ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
425 × 149 × 411 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 16.18 in)
Weight ? 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CRT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-FPM-000300 ICOM-IC-000551 ICOM-IC-000780