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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 3µV EMF for 15dB S/N 30% modulation at 400Hz
CW/SSB: 1µV EMF for 15db S/N
Selectivity ? ? 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 13 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 10.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 19xx in USA Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
?
Weight ? 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 36 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 ICOM-IC-003230H RACAL-RA-000217