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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 144-146 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? More than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 1-10 W 5.5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 1130 mAh Li-Ion pack
Current RX ? Max 0.6 A ?
TX - Max 2.3 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 470 × 229 × 280 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 11.02 in)
241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
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Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Backlit DTMF keypad
Weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040 ICOM-IC-000251E KENWOOD-TH-K000020AT