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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-54 MHz in six bands 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *) 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system 20 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output ? 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *) 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-16V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 16-150mA 1.25 A
TX - 0.5-1.6A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 42 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000073 ICOM-IC-000024ET TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599)