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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) 13.8V DC 6V DC or 6×AA cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
181 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.13 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) ? 879 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 ICOM-IC-000240 SONY-ICF-002002