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Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 130-210 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 5 / 7 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W max

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12V DC 7.2 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 195x in USA Between 1981 and 1982 Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions 489 × 241 × 275 mm
(19.25 × 9.49 × 10.83 in)
360 × 165 × 235 mm
(14.17 × 6.50 × 9.25 in)
62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Mute Line, ANL, Dial Lamp, Standby, Fine Tuning, Key Input Jack, Attenuator, Antenna Trimmer, Preselector, Dial Lamp Switch, Record Jack, AGC. Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000037 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000302 YAESU-FT-000003DR