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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver | 5.5 watt
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 136-174 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 μV typ. (at 12dB SINAD) SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 800mW (internal) 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
160-6 m
2000 m option
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) 5.5 / 2.0 / 0.5W 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 7.5V DC Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX ? 77-300 mA 150 VA
TX ? 1.5 A 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 2014 and 201x Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
52 × 112 × 22 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 0.87 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) with BP-278 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
IP67 waterproofing
MIL-STD810
10.5 hours of operation
8 chars alphanumeric display
CTCSS / DTCS
DTMF
Inversion Voice Scrambler
7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III ICOM-IC-V000088 ICOM-IC-007850