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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512/ 1240-1300 MHz 144-148 / 220 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB): 0.13 µV
AM (S/N 10 dB): 1.3 µV
FM (12 SINAD): 0.18 µV
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Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB SSB: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Quadruple/triple/double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output Requires external speaker 1.5 W 8 Ohm at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm / 23 cm 144-148 / 220 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output ? Max 100/100/100/50/10 W ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15% ?V DC
Current RX 70 W Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX - Max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
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Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. Twin RX
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 KENWOOD-TS-002000X STANDARD-C000228A