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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Better than +10 p.p.m. from 0 - 40 °C after 15 min. warm up 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO module
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 25.615-32.990 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.25 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
AM: 1.0 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
FM: 0.3 µV at 12 dB SINAD
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Selectivity ? SSB: 4.2 kHz (-6 dB) / 8.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM: 6.0 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? CW: 500 Hz SSB: 2.4 kHz
Receiver system 10 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 25.615-32.990 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? AM: 45 W PEP, SSB/FM: 40 W 1-20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX - 7 A max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2004 and 200x in China Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 195 × 60 × 290 mm
(7.68 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
120 × 45 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories None 320 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 MAGNUM-S-000009 XIEGU-X000108G