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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   All mode  
RF-output - 50 / 10 / 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - N-type
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% 11-16V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A max Max 1 A
TX - 13 A max Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. KENWOOD-TM-D000710A KENWOOD-TR-000851E