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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.170-0.4 / 0.54-11.5 MHz in four bands 0.1-30 MHz 1600-4200 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 12 V DC or internal batteries
Current RX ? 150 VA max 100-300 mA
TX - 760 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1952 in USA Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features BFO
Passive AVC
Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
12 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072L ICOM-IC-000775DSP SAILOR-R000103