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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 1.4 A
TX - ? Max 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1969 Between 2004 and 200x Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 479 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.86 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
? 307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
Weight 11.30 kg (24.9 lbs) ? 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
Bandspread
Product Detector SSB/CW
RF Gain
ANL
BF0
Antenna Trimmer
Mute Terminals
Crystal Phasing
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000130 YAESU-FT-000817ND BRAUN-SE-000401