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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12-14V DC ?
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538) HY-GAIN-003806