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HF Receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.005 % ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-62 MHz in 6 bands 26.965 - 27.405 MHz 0.03-75 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.8 μV for 10 dB; (S + N) /N typical (limit 1.6 μV) SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? 6 dB @ 7kHz, 70 dB @ 10kHz typical Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes Double Conversion Superheterodyne, PLL Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.692 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? 65 dB 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band)
Audio output ? 3 W 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965 - 27.405 MHz 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations - AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 4 W HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC nom. (+ or - ground) 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 800 mA ?
TX - 1.4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 1938 in USA Between 2012 and 201x Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions ? 152 × 58 × 327 mm
(5.98 × 2.28 × 12.87 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight ? ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000016-SUPER-SKYRIDER UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO000505XL YAESU-FTDX000010