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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop 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 ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54.32 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   CW   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)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10, 11, 15, 20, 40 & 80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations CW   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 10 W FM: 45/45 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX ? 2-2.5 A ?
TX ? Max 16 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions 324 × 178 × 197 mm
(12.76 × 7.01 × 7.76 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 7.26 kg (16.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) without PS-35 (with PS-35: 2.3kg) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 396 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX
Optional rack handles
BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000075 ICOM-IC-000970H HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R