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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 1 p.p.m. (-10 °C to +50 °C) (SSB/CW/AM)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1.25 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM) / 100 Hz (FM), 1 kHz (FM)

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 15, 40 & 80 m 0.1-961 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ? SSB/CW
150 kHz - 250 kHz (IPO off): 5 µV
250 kHz - 1.8 MHz (IPO off): 4 µV
1.8 - 28 MHz (IPO off): 0.25 µV
28 - 30 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 0.20 µV
144/430 MHz: 0.125 µV

AM/N-AM
150 kHz - 250 kHz (IPO off): 40 µV
250 kHz - 1.8 MHz (IPO off): 32 µV
1.8 - 28 MHz (IPO off): 2 µV
28 - 30 MHz: 2 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 2 µV
144/430 MHz: 2 µV

FM
28 - 30 MHz: 0.50 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 0.50 µV
144/430 MHz: 0.20 µV

SSB/CW/AM-N figures are for 10 dB S/N, 12 dB SINAD on FM
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz / 5.2 kHz
CW: 450 Hz / 1.8 kHz
CW-N: 250 Hz / 1.2 kHz (Optional XF-117CN installed)
AM: 5.2 kHz / 18 kHz (Optional XF-117A installed)
FM: 15 kHz / 25 kHz (-6 / -50 dB)
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 68.985 MHz (SSB/CW/FM/Digital) / 67.980 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 11.705 MHz (SSB/CW/FM/Digital) / 10.700 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 455 kHz (FM)
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz, 50 - 54 MHz) / > 60 dB (144 - 148 MHz, 430 - 450 MHz)
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 15, 40 & 80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
5167.5 kHz (Alaska Emergency Frequency - US only)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output ? 2 W 100 / 50 / 20 W (25 / 12.5 / 5 W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 70 W 20 mA 1.6 A max
TX - 200 mA 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
260 × 11 × 160 mm
(10.24 × 0.43 × 6.30 in)
160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 TEN-TEC-PM-000002 YAESU-FT-000100