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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-110 MHz 21-21.5 MHz 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 21-21.5 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 20 W (PEP), CW: 20 W 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? Max 700 mA 16-190 mA
TX - Max 5 A 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 19xx in USA Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 82 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000062 TOKYO-HY-POWER-HT-000115 YAESU-FT-000530