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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 160-10 m 118-134 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 17 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 20-80 m 160-10 m 134-174 / 400-490MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W (input) 100 W on all bands 55 / 35 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX ? 1.8 A ?
TX ? Max 19 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1965 in USA Between 197x and 198x in USA Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
139 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.47 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight ? ? 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000500-TORNADO SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA ANYTONE-AT-005888UV