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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? Beter than ±0.5ppm
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
Selectivity ? SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
Image rejection ? More than 70dB
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 2 A max
TX - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions ? 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 201 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
Accessories ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C ICOM-IC-007200