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HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF AM Ground to Air Radio
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  None  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 200 Hz per hour after warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous 50 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-34 MHz 225-399.95 MHz 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 2305 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output External speaker required ? 1 W into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 225-399.95 MHz 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations - AM   USB  
RF-output - 2.5 W 200 W PEP

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC + Proprietary (military) -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-117 V AC) 22-29 V DC ?
Current RX ? 5 W ?
TX - 28 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Siemens Plessey Defense Systems in Christchurch, England Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
223 × 77 × 363 mm
(8.78 × 3.03 × 14.29 in)
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Weight 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) with 3.3 Ah battery 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 3500 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
AVC ON/OFF
Tone LO/MED/HI
RF Gain
ANL
Mute Line
Antenna Trimmer
BFO
Standby
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
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Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000110 CLANSMAN-PRC-000344 HEATHKIT-HW-000032