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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1/2 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains 15V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1969 Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Netherlands
Dimensions 479 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.86 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
252 × 104 × 330 mm
(9.92 × 4.09 × 12.99 in)
Weight 11.30 kg (24.9 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
Bandspread
Product Detector SSB/CW
RF Gain
ANL
BF0
Antenna Trimmer
Mute Terminals
Crystal Phasing
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000130 ICOM-IC-R000072DC PHILIPS-RT-003600