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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 10-80 m 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (E version)
400-520 MHz (C, TA version)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ? 12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ? < 12 kHz/-6dB
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne 12 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (European version)
400-510 MHz (C, TA version; with gaps)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 2/5 depending on voltage

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 5.5-13.8V DC
Current RX 70 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 1964 and 1968 in Japan (By Trio) Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
? 58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 LAFAYETTE-HA-000350 ALINCO-DJ-000480