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HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-30 MHz 144-148 MHz (200 channels with VXO)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80 m 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz (200 channels with VXO)
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   SSB  
RF-output 10-20 m: 10 W, 40-80 m: 15 W 100 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-125 V AC) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX - 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 194x in USA Between 1988 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 328 × 188 × 218 mm
(12.91 × 7.40 × 8.58 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
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Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 4 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000017 ICOM-IC-000725 FDK-MULTI-002000A