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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
500W SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± .0015% 0.001 p.p.m. with GNSS, 0.5 p.p.m. with internal TCXO
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-48 MHz in five bands 143.5-148.5 MHz 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting) ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? -50 dB or greater ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1.5 W at less than 10% THD -

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.5-148.5 MHz 160-6m
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 10-15 W 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16V DC 80-264 V AC
Current RX ? 550-750 mA 35W
TX - 4 A max 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1935 and 193x in USA Between 1980 and 1983 in USA Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote Operation
Built-in SmartLink™ for use with PC, Mac, iPad®, iPhone®, or Maestro™
GNSS Receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000007-SUPER-SKYRIDER HEATHKIT-VF-007401 FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000510