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Desktop VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
SDR HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz - 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 49-54 / 144-148 MHz 108-950 MHz 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
Selectivity ? ? Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system TX: 4 × XTAL channels or external VFO RX: VFO 16 tubes. ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 55 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 49-54 / 144-148 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
RF-output 8 W High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.5-16 V DC 11-15 V DC
Current RX ? 40-210 mA 500 mA max
TX ? Max 1.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions ? 57 × 137 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 5.39 × 1.30 in)
200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? 450 gr (15.9 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX
Crossband repeat
USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000034AC ICOM-IC-W000032A ELAD-FDM-000077