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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 10 tubes ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA 300-500 mA
TX - Max 5.5 A 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions ? 147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 KENWOOD-TR-007700 ATLAS-000210