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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 430-440 MHz (RX: VHF/UHF)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 17 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-80 m - 430-440 MHz (RX: VHF/UHF)
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12-15V DC or mains ?V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
50 × 90 × 38 mm
(1.97 × 3.54 × 1.50 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 KENWOOD-R-000599D STANDARD-C-000415