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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m (continuous) 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output AM: 100 W, CW: 115 W 100/100/100 W High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? 4-13 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 1998 and 2002 in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 508 × 311 × 438 mm
(20.00 × 12.24 × 17.24 in)
? 140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
Weight ? ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
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-000746 KENWOOD-TM-V000071E