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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 50-999 / 1240-1300 MHz 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW @ 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
6m / 2m / 70cm / 23cm
430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 2/5/5/1 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.1 W 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA SMA
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 4-16V DC
Current RX ? Max 220 mA Max 200 mA
TX - Max 1.4 A Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 19xx in USA Between 1999 and 2001 Between 1995 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 58 × 106 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.17 × 1.14 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 270 gr (9.5 oz) 325 gr (11.5 oz) with FNB-40
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL
DCS
ARTS
Accessories ? ? This transceiver could be equipped with four different keypads(!)
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 ICOM-IC-T000081E YAESU-FT-000040R