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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
<0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? More than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m (continuous) 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output AM: 100 W, CW: 115 W 1-10 W High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX - Max 0.6 A ?
TX ? Max 2.3 A 4-13 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 508 × 311 × 438 mm
(20.00 × 12.24 × 17.24 in)
241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000020 ICOM-IC-000251E KENWOOD-TM-V000071E