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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 27-68 MHz in 2 bands 118-174 / 230-252.9 / 255.1-261.9 / 266.1-270.9 / 275.1-379.9 / 382.1-411.9 /
415.1-550 / 834.1-859.9 / 889.1-914.9 / 960.1-999.99 MHz
0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity <1 µV FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations - FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 2 / 2 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 3 A max
TX - Max 12.5 A 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 470 × 235 × 216 mm
(18.50 × 9.25 × 8.50 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight 15.50 kg (34.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000021-SKYRIDER-5-10 KENWOOD-TMW-000706S KENWOOD-TS-000890S