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HF Transmitter
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations - FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 0.5 kHz (-6 kHz), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range Any three amateur bands between 160-10 m (depending on coil set) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
1260-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
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Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 300, CW: 450 W 5-50 / 5-50 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option) ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary N-type Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX - Max 3.5 A (with UX-910) ?
TX ? Max 23 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions 750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 165.00 kg (364.0 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 212 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000004G ICOM-IC-000910D HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R