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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Preamplifier

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  30m (WARC)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.001 % ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 28.015-28.465 MHz 1.8 / 4 / 10 / 23 / 54 MHz bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM: < 1.0 μV For 10dB S+N/N
FM: < 0.5 μV For 12dB S+N/N
SSB/CW: < 0.5 μV For 10dB S+N/N
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz (AM-1st, SSB)
2nd 455 KHz (AM-2nd)
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Image rejection ? > 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28.015-28.465 MHz ?
Modulations - AM   FM   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? AM/FM/CW: 9 W RMS, SSB: 25 W PEP ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 13.8V DC nominal ±15% Mains
Current RX ? < 1.2 A ?
TX - < 5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 195x in USA Between 2004 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 330 × 190 × 185 mm
(12.99 × 7.48 × 7.28 in)
200 × 60 × 273 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 10.75 in)
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Weight ? 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 240 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM/FM/SSB/CW ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038B RANGER-SS-003900EGHP AMECO-PT-000002