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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 10 kHz - 30 MHz 0.01-3000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N AM (10 dB S/N, BW: 6 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.56 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.36 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 15 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.28 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.22 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 220 kHz)
90-150 MHz: 1.12 µV
400-700 MHz: 1.25 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.9 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N, BW: 3 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.25 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.23 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.14 µV
Selectivity ? ? 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 110 & 220 kHz (500 Hz optional)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 622 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.7 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-30 MHz -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   -
RF-output ? 150 W (200 W high power option) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1 A
TX - Max 40 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1949 in USA Between 1981 and 1984 in USA Between 199x and 2008 in Japan
Dimensions 327 × 178 × 184 mm
(12.87 × 7.01 × 7.24 in)
412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control AFC and NB
Alpha tags
EEPROM storage
Five VFO's
Clock and sleep timer
10.7 MHz IF output
Discriminator output
RS232C
Accessories ? ? 4-way external antenna switch
Tape recording cable
CTCSS unit
25-1300 MHz discone antenna
12 V cable
Voice inverter unit
30 kHz to 2 GHz ultra wideband antenna
Collins 2.5 kHz mechanical SSB filter
Collins 6 kHz mechanical AM filter
Collins 500 Hz mechanical CW filter
RS232C cable, 25 pin
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038 SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030 AOR-AR-005000A