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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 2-9 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-4, 7-7.3, 14-14.4, 21-21.45, 27.16-29.7 MHz 2-9 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations FM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output 125 W 35 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110 V AC) or 12 V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX - ? 2 A
TX ? ? 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 1966 and 196x in USA Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 508 × 457 × 260 mm
(20.00 × 17.99 × 10.24 in)
? 343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? Comes with KDIV4 option, a second set of band-pass filters and additional direct-sampling ADC module, plus our dual superhet module, the KHDR4.
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000019 HALLICRAFTERS-TR-000035A ELECRAFT-K000004HD