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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-54 MHz in six bands 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional) 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
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 DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.25 A
TX - - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000073 WINRADIO-WR-G000313E TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599)