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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) - 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external
Current RX ? 3 A @ 117 VAC ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1969 Between 1974 and 1978 Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 479 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.86 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 11.30 kg (24.9 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
Bandspread
Product Detector SSB/CW
RF Gain
ANL
BF0
Antenna Trimmer
Mute Terminals
Crystal Phasing
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000130 YAESU-FL-000101 YAESU-FT-000817ND