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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB / 10m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  2m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 144-146 MHz 26.065-29.695 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 17 tubes ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 20-80 m 144-146 MHz 26.065-29.695 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W SSB: 12/100 W, AM/FM: 4/30 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 11-16V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 700 mA ?
TX ? Max 11 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1989 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
200 × 60 × 280 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 11.02 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? Noise Blanker
ANL
SWR-meter
Roger beep
Digital echo chamber
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 KENWOOD-TM-000231E COBRA-000200-GTL-DX