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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-34 MHz (1.580-1.720 gap) 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV ?
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Dual conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM  
RF-output ? 5 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1971 Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 476 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.74 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
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Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? PA output use in vehicle ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000122 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-III HY-GAIN-VII-(003107)