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HF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability Marginal ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous tuning ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 50-54 / 136-174 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity Unpublished SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW) < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity Unpublished ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters L/C ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes, Single conversion, oscillating IF Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 1-20/1-20 W 5-45 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 52-600Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 30 W @ 110 V AC 400 mA (no signal) 600 mA
TX - Max 6 A 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 330 × 190 × 225 mm
(12.99 × 7.48 × 8.86 in)
216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS encoder. IF-DSP with 35 built-in filters. DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038D TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2) KENWOOD-TM-002550A