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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
5W Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-35 / 46-56 MHz 0.01-60 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
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Filters ? Software controlled 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion, 14 tubes SDR, Direct conversion, low IF ?
IF-freqs. ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) ?
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6m 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ± 10% 3.7 V DC, 1200 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? 1.5A 100 mA max
TX - 25A max 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1954 in USA Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 232 gr (8.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 129 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SDR (Software Defined Radio) PC Software Programmable
Manual Programming
Wire Copy
VOX Function
CTCSS/DCS
Monitor, Reverse Frequency
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000071 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A YANTON-T-000288