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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-34 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output External speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output - 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-117 V AC) Mains 85-265 VAC ?
Current RX ? Max 210 VA ?
TX - Max 800 VA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
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Weight 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
AVC ON/OFF
Tone LO/MED/HI
RF Gain
ANL
Mute Line
Antenna Trimmer
BFO
Standby
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. AM
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000110 ICOM-IC-007800 HY-GAIN-III-(002703)