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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
10 W handheld dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ? ?
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4 x LR20/D + 3 x LR6/AA 7.4 V DC
Current RX 70 W 60-120 mA 75-380 mA
TX - - 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 1993 and 19xx Between 202x and 202x
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
285 × 178 × 64 mm
(11.22 × 7.01 × 2.52 in)
120 × 55 × 30 mm
(4.72 × 2.17 × 1.18 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) without batteries 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories None 45 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VOX
Voice Prompt
Power Saving
Beep Prompt
Busy Lockout
128 Channels
Tone Scanning
Keypad Auto Lock
Tx Over Time Setting
Backlight Time Setting
Wide/Narrow Bandwidth
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 SANGEAN-ATS-000818 RADIODDITY-GA-000510