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HF Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - - 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80 m 10-80m / 6m / 2m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10-20 m: 10 W, 40-80 m: 15 W 50 W (input) SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance ? 50/500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-125 V AC) Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX - - 4 A
TX ? ? 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 194x in USA Between 1947 and 194x in USA Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 328 × 188 × 218 mm
(12.91 × 7.40 × 8.58 in)
235 × 337 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 13.27 × 8.50 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000017 HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050 ICOM-IC-000732S