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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
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Selectivity ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >40 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50/70 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX 83 W @ 110 VAC 80-150 mA Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC
TX - Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 2005 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 478 × 226 × 260 mm
(18.82 × 8.90 × 10.24 in)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 16.20 kg (35.7 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000111 ICOM-IC-E000007 KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS