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HF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) 50-52 MHz 400-470 MHz / FM-radio
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? Less then 1 mV for 10 dB S/N ≤ 0.20 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ±3kHz at 6dB down, less then ±12kHz at 50dB down ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 5745 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker 4 W @ 8 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-52 MHz 400-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 10 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains (160 W max) 3.8 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? ? 400 mA max
TX - 14 A max 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 464 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.27 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
308 × 130 × 235 mm
(12.13 × 5.12 × 9.25 in)
116 × 57 × 35 mm
(4.57 × 2.24 × 1.38 in)
Weight 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC programmable
Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
Voice prompt
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000133 LAFAYETTE-HA-000460 BAOFENG-BF-A000005