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HF Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Base station HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.0 ppm 0.05 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C, after warm-up)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.500 - 29.999, 50.000-54.000 MHz guaranteed)
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
10 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 μV (28 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: 0.16 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 0.13 µV

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: 6.3 μV typ.
1.8–29.999 MHz: 2.0 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 1.0 µV

FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: -
28.0–29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV
50–54 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
≤ 2.4 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 6.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 15 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 12.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 20 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz) CW (BW: 500 Hz) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) AM (BW: 6 kHz) FM (BW: 15 kHz)
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
12 MHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%) 2.6W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80 m 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations CW   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 10-20 m: 10 W, 40-80 m: 15 W SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W 1-100W (AM: 1-25 W)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC + SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-125 V AC) 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX - 1.2 A 3.5 A max
TX ? 20 A 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 194x in USA Between 2004 and 20xx Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 328 × 188 × 218 mm
(12.91 × 7.40 × 8.58 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
340 × 117 × 277 mm
(13.39 × 4.61 × 10.91 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Large 7-inch color display, 800×600 pixels
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
Digital-Up-Conversion (DUC) for clean transmit
Dual receivers, dual spectrum scopes
DVI-D connector for an external display
SD memory card slot for saving data
I/Q signal output
Memo pad stores up to 10 operating frequencies and modes
Quick split function
Quick Dualwatch function
RF gain and squelch control with a knob
RIT and ΔTX variable up to 9.999 kHz
UTC/local clock and timer function
1 Hz pitch tuning and display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000017 ALINCO-DX-000801 ICOM-IC-007610