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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-34 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option
160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
Filters ? ? 400 Hz optional
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 9.00165 MHz
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dBSub: >60 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output External speaker required ? 3 W into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output - Max 100/100/100/50 W 100 W on all bands

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-117 V AC) 13.8V DC +/-15% 12-14V DC
Current RX ? Squelched 2.6 A 1.8 A
TX - Max 20.5 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 7.80 kg (17.2 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
AVC ON/OFF
Tone LO/MED/HI
RF Gain
ANL
Mute Line
Antenna Trimmer
BFO
Standby
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
DSP
Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC
Auto-AT on HF/6m
DX-Cluster functions
Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000110 KENWOOD-TS-002000 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103