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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps Continuous CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W (AM 35 W) FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack ?
Current RX - 0.6-1 A 6-170 mA
TX ? Max 22 A 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 19xx in USA Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000044 YAESU-FT-000897D ICOM-IC-000002A