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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? > 60 dB (12.5 kHz)
> 70 dB (20/25 kHz)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 3.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) ? 5/25 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 110/220V AC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
168 × 44 × 160 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 6.30 in)
Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) ? 1.05 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
? Select 5/5-tone selcall. CTCSS/PL. Split mounting option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T MOTOROLA-GM-000950-N3