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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Quad-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.2-30 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 (EU/Asia) / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
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
≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
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)
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Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-4, 7-7.3, 14-14.4, 21-21.45, 27.16-29.7 MHz - 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 (EU/Asia) / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 125 W ? VHF: 10 / 25 W, UHF: 7 / 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 13.6 V DC ±20%
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 508 × 457 × 260 mm
(20.00 × 17.99 × 10.24 in)
300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
98 × 35 × 118 mm
(3.86 × 1.38 × 4.65 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 408 gr (14.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 12hr clock and timer Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000019 KENWOOD-R-001000 BAOFENG-UV-000025X4