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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 500 cycles drift in first hour, after 15 minutes warm-up, and less than 100 cycles per hour thereafter
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands - 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) ? 100 W (AM 35 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6V DC (4×R6/AA) Mains (117 V AC, 50/60 cycles)
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A Max 160 mA -
TX Max 16 A - 350 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
66 × 164 × 43 mm
(2.60 × 6.46 × 1.69 in)
333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 229 gr (8.1 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? HA-16 VOX ADAPTOR
MPN ATLAS-000180 20-513 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000046