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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ± 2.0 ppm
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
10 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 μV (28 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/600Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 30 W @ 110 VAC Max 0.5 A 1.2 A
TX - Max 6 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PLL IC: PLL2001 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120 ICOM-IC-000229E ALINCO-DX-000801