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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output - 2 / 45 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 28 V DC
Current RX ? 600-750 mA 3 A max
TX - 2.7-9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features - ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. ICOM-IC-000025H MILITARY-BC-000348