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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than 500 cycles drift in first hour, after 15 minutes warm-up, and less than 100 cycles per hour thereafter ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-400 / 400-480 / 480-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV

FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? AM / FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W (AM 35 W) 5 / 20 / 50 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (117 V AC, 50/60 cycles) 11.7-15.8 V DC
Current RX - 0.5 A
TX 350 W 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
140 × 45 × 193 mm
(5.51 × 1.77 × 7.60 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS-receiver
1200/9600bps APRS® (Automatic Packet Reporting System)
Bluetooth
SD-card slot
Accessories HA-16 VOX ADAPTOR ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000046 YAESU-FTM-000100DR/DE