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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-48 MHz in five bands 26.965-27.405 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.75 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
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Selectivity ? 4.2 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? 7.8 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ≥ 100 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations - AM   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output ? AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W (PEP) 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC + SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11.7-15.9 V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 2 A 1.7 A
TX - 3 A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1935 and 193x in USA Between 1978 and 1979 in Taiwan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 232 × 65 × 275 mm
(9.13 × 2.56 × 10.83 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 3.55 kg (7.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PA
ANL
Noise Blanker
RF & Mic gain
SWR-meter
Tone
Dimmer
Scanning
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
2 × USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000007-SUPER-SKYRIDER PRESIDENT-ADAMS FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006400M