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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver | Touch screen | 100W
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? within ± 0.5 p.p.m. +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz in four bands 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 10 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
DV (D-Star)
28-29.7 MHz: 1 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.35 µV
Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz, sharp)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz, sharp)
500 Hz (-6 dB), 900 Hz (-60 dB)
RTTY (BW=350 Hz)
360 Hz (-6 dB), 650 Hz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (W-FM) / triple (AM/FM/SSB/CW/RTTY) conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 134.732 / 124.487 MHz
2nd: 10.7 / 455 kHz
3rd: 36 kHz
1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? HF: 70 dB 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm: 65 dB Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? 2 W (10% distortion, 8 ohm) 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
(+70 MHz in Europe)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   FM  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 1-35 W / (2-50 W on 70 MHz) AM: 1-40 W (HF) High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or batteries 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A 0.8 A
TX - 22 A max 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1943 in USA Between 2012 and 20xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 167 × 58 × 225 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 8.86 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) controller: 500 gr 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 505 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Touch Screen Interface
Slant Top Controller
Speaker on Controller
Extended Receive
SWR Graphic Display
D-Star DV Mode
SD Card Slot
IF DSP
Variable Power Output
Multi-Function Meter
CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000029-SKY-TRAVELLER ICOM-IC-007100 ICOM-IC-000208H