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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43.5 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked) 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance ? 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 1.5-2.2 A 90 VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1943 in USA Between 2006 and 200x Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000024-SKYRIDER-DEFIANT AOR-AR-ALPHA-B EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II