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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-110 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: -125 dBm (0.12 µV)
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
>65 dB at -1 kHz at -1 kHz +4 kHz SCF (USB)
Filters ? Optional 500 Hz CW filter 500 Hz, 2.4 kHz, 2.75 kHz, 3 kHz (software defined)
Receiver system ? Quadruple (SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45 / 7.45 MHz
2nd: 9.01 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.01 MHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB >90 dB
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load 4.0 W into 4 Ω (external H-250 interface) 0.5 W into 8 Ω (handset)

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   SSB  
RF-output ? 2.5-25 W 150 W PEP — user programmable Hi, Med, Lo

Connections

Antenna - N-type N-type
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains 10 V to 35 V DC
Current RX ? 1.1-1.3 A 650 mA
TX - 7.5 A max 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 19xx in USA Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions ? 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
220 × 66 × 190 mm
(8.66 × 2.60 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? CI-V Up to 500 contact list entries
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G
GPS
Data + voice encryption
Accessories ? High stability crystal unit
Satellite communication interface unit
CI-V level converter
Tone squelch unit
Voice synthesizer unit
CW narrow filter (500 Hz)
Mobile mounting bracket
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MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000062 ICOM-IC-000475E CODAN-SENTRY-H