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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HT UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 430-440 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.158 µV Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system 5 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 23.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? 200 mW (8 ohm / 10% THD) 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 160-6m
Modulations - FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 2.5 / 5 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC + SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 6-16 V DC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? 38 mA 1.5A
TX - 1.3 A max 30A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 2008 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 47 × 120 × 31 mm
(1.85 × 4.72 × 1.22 in)
449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
Weight ? 290 gr (10.2 oz) including antenna and batteries 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories None ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C STANDARD-HORIZON-C-000468S FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C