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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than 500 cycles drift in first hour, after 15 minutes warm-up, and less than 100 cycles per hour thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 550 kHz - 33.5 MHz 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Single conversion (AM BC/W-FM) Double conversion (AM/FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz IF: 130 kHz
1st: 47.25 / 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 7 W ≥ 200 mW at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 2m / 70cm
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 100 W (AM 35 W) ? 100 mW ... 5 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (117 V AC, 50/60 cycles) Mains (105-125 V AC) 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 4-14 V DC external
Current RX - ? 45-240 mA
TX 350 W - 2 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1946 and 194x in Seattle, Washington Between 2015 and 201x
Dimensions 333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
178 × 95 × 149 mm
(7.01 × 3.74 × 5.87 in)
60 × 95 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? ? 290 gr (10.2 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1206 channels in 7 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in GPS
IPX5 water spray resistant
Vibralert
Internal AM bar antenna
GSM function (Group Short Message, 80 characters)
Micro SD card slot
Snapshot function/Image transfer with optional camera-microphone
Digital ARTS
USB port
Accessories HA-16 VOX ADAPTOR ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000046 NORTHERN-RADIO-COMPANY-N000605-E YAESU-FT-000001XDE