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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable Commercial Analog Two-way Radio

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-44 MHz in 4 bands 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 400-470MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
Sensitivity ? ? ≤-123dB(12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ≥60dB(width)/ 55dB(narrow)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 6 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
400-470MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50ΩΩ
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1942 in USA Between 2004 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? ? 61 × 37 × 132 mm
(2.40 × 1.46 × 5.20 in)
Weight ? ? 242 gr (8.5 oz) including battery pack
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready. Switchable Power
Squelch Levels(0-9)
Time-out Timer(TOT)
Channel Prompt
QT/DQT
Low Battery Alert
BCL
VOX
Accessories ? ? Antenna
Battery
Charger
Belt Clip
Hand Strap
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019R-SKY-BUDDY YAESU-FT-000817ND BELFONE-BF-007110