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HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-34 MHz 0.495-999 MHz 10-80m + 6m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 0.5 / 2.1 / 5 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output - High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-117 V AC) 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 100mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
178 × 100 × 152 mm
(7.01 × 3.94 × 5.98 in)
Weight 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
AVC ON/OFF
Tone LO/MED/HI
RF Gain
ANL
Mute Line
Antenna Trimmer
BFO
Standby
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000110 ICOM-IC-E000092D DAVCO-DR-000030