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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner
Multimode QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 7-22 MHz (1.8-7 MHz via mod)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
0.2 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system 8 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range - - 40-15 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? 3.5-8 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains 10.5-13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 12 W 350 mA
TX - - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 2014 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
?
Weight ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040B RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 LNR-PRECISION-LD-000005