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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
MF/HF Marine Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-34 MHz in four bands 150 kHz - 28 MHz in 10 bands 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters Crystal ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 700 kHz
2nd: 85 kHz
10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 52/600 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115/230 V AC) or 110/220 V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 1.4 A
TX - - Max 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1958 Between 196x and 196x in (Late sixties) Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 476 × 229 × 273 mm
(18.74 × 9.02 × 10.75 in)
195 × 126 × 198 mm
(7.68 × 4.96 × 7.80 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
Weight 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 35.40 kg (78.1 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000099 MARCONI-ATALANTA-002207C BRAUN-SE-000401