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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
SSB: -125 dBm (0.12 µV)
Selectivity ? ? >65 dB at -1 kHz at -1 kHz +4 kHz SCF (USB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.4 kHz, 2.75 kHz, 3 kHz (software defined)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >90 dB
Audio output ? ? 4.0 W into 4 Ω (external H-250 interface) 0.5 W into 8 Ω (handset)

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   - SSB  
RF-output 12 W ? 150 W PEP — user programmable Hi, Med, Lo

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - N-type
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 117V AC or 12V DC Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC 10 V to 35 V DC
Current RX ? ? 650 mA
TX 5 A max @ 12V DC - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions ? ? 220 × 66 × 190 mm
(8.66 × 2.60 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW Up to 500 contact list entries
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G
GPS
Data + voice encryption
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000046 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A CODAN-SENTRY-H