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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 300Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
0.5 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1.5 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? 100 W (AM 40 W) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 13.8 V DC 100/120/220/240V AC 50/60 Hz
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX - 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 195x in USA Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1981 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 190 × 185 mm
(12.99 × 7.48 × 7.28 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
334 × 129 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 8.86 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
Clock / timer
Attenuator
12 optional memory channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038B KENWOOD-TS-000850S YAESU-FRG-007700