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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-470 MHz 275-425 kHz / 525-4000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? VHF Mid band: 0.5 µV
AIRCRAFT band: 1 µV
VHF High band: 0.5 µV
UHF band: 1 µV
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Selectivity ? -6 dB ±9 kHz
-50 dB ±15 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC or mains 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX ? ? 100-300 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1963 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
320 × 220 × 150 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
? Direction Finding function on 275-425 kHz
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III HANDIC-000050 SAILOR-000016T