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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver | 5.5 watt
CI-V Level Converter

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. -
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz -

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 136-174 MHz Not applicable
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? 0.25 μV typ. (at 12dB SINAD) -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes ? -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? >60 dB -
Audio output ? 800mW (internal) -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Not applicable
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) 5.5 / 2.0 / 0.5W -

Connections

Antenna - SMA 3.5mm jack
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 7.5V DC 9-15 V DC
Current RX ? 77-300 mA 20 mA
TX ? 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 2014 and 201x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
52 × 112 × 22 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 0.87 in)
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Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) with BP-278 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
IP67 waterproofing
MIL-STD810
10.5 hours of operation
8 chars alphanumeric display
CTCSS / DTCS
DTMF
Inversion Voice Scrambler
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III ICOM-IC-V000088 ICOM-CT-000017