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Desktop Shortwave receiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Maritime VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz)
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz in four bands 0.15-2600 MHz Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-1.5 MHz, AM: 5 µV, SSB: 0.9 µV, FM: 0.9 µV
1.5-30 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
30-1000 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
1000-1500 MHz, AM: 1.5 µV, SSB: 0.5 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
1500-2600 MHz, AM: 3 µV, SSB: 1 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N1: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N2: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N3: 50 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 230 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or batteries Drawn from ISA-bus 12 or(!) 24 V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX - - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1943 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark
Dimensions ? 290 × 115 × mm
(11.42 × 4.53 × 0.00 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station PC-card Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Internal ISA. DSP. Trunking option Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000029-SKY-TRAVELLER WINRADIO-WR-003500I-DSP SAILOR-RT000144