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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 9.6-10 MHz 144-148 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 25 W, AM: 15 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 750 mA
TX - Max 5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1978 and 19xx Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 406 × 267 × 406 mm
(15.98 × 10.51 × 15.98 in)
280 × 125 × 315 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 12.40 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital readout Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000115 YAESU-FT-000225RD AOR-AR-DV000001