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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-48 MHz in 3 bands 10-80 m 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? Better than 55 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? 20-60 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC 400-600 mA
TX - Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000014-SKYCHIEF RFT-000215B ALINCO-DR-000735T