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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual band mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / /12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 / 245 MHz
87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
< 0.18 μV
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
25 / 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? 25 / 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output ? ? ≥ 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W 4 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/600Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX 30 W @ 110 VAC 0.6-1 A 30-78 mA
TX - 22 A max 1 / 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
120 × 85 × 40 mm
(4.72 × 3.35 × 1.57 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function Dual Reception / Dual Display
Voice Companding and Scrambler
APO(Auto Power Off)
TOT(Time-out timer)
Font Set(Big/Small)
VOX(Level adjustable)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120 YAESU-FT-000897 LEIXEN-VV-000898