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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C ?
Tuning steps ? 50 kHz 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 540 kHz - 44 MHz in 4 bands. 26.000-69.950 MHz 30 kHz - 54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.2 µV 10 dB
Selectivity ? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 50 mW into 600 ohm internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.000-69.950 MHz 80-6 m
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 150 mW / 1 W 3-15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 60 mA (24V) 700 mA
TX - 240 mA (24V) 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in Germany Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
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Weight ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000020-SKY-CHAMPION MILITARY-SEM-000035 CHINESE-KN-000850