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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-54 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? 2.3 µV (S/N ratio 10:1) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals Single conversion below 7.4 MHz, dual conversion above 7.4 MHz ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 3.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (external speaker required) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ? High: 45 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 100Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) Mains (95-260 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.5-0.9 A
TX ? - 3-9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1951 and 1972 in USA Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
480 × 270 × 420 mm
(18.90 × 10.63 × 16.54 in)
175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 HAMMARLUND-SP-000600 KENWOOD-TR-007950