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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.2-30 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-4, 7-7.3, 14-14.4, 21-21.45, 27.16-29.7 MHz - -
Modulations FM   CW   - -
RF-output 125 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/600 Ω 50/1000Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX - ? 25-190 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 508 × 457 × 260 mm
(20.00 × 17.99 × 10.24 in)
300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 12hr clock and timer CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000019 KENWOOD-R-001000 AOR-AR-008200D