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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.001% ?
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 9.6-10 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.4 µV for 20 dB SINAD
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Selectivity ? 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW at 8 ohms 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 45-150 mA ?
TX - 1.25 A max Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 Between 1983 and 1990 in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 406 × 267 × 406 mm
(15.98 × 10.51 × 15.98 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
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Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 515 gr (1.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000115 ICOM-IC-000004E YAESU-FT-000900