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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 2-9 MHz 8-600 / 805-1300 MHz 26-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 2-9 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output 35 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 V AC) or 12 V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 80-100 mA ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
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Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-out (10.7 MHz & 455 kHz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-TR-000035A FAIR-MATE-HP-000100E J.I.L.-SX-000400