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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 10 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? 1.3-1.6 A 25-115 mA (depending on configuration)
TX - 22 A max 300 mA-1.7 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2005 and 200x Between 200x and 2008 in Japan
Dimensions ? 167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
Weight ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 503 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II".
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 ICOM-IC-007000 KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G)