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Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 152-173 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 60 W 400-600 mA
TX - - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000095-CIVIC-PATROL RACAL-RA-003791 ALINCO-DR-000735E