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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 520 kHz - 30 MHz / 86-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? PLL
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 4″ Speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output - ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC BNC + Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) Mains / 6 V DC / 4 AAA cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
450 × 250 × 230 mm
(17.72 × 9.84 × 9.06 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - PC-controllable (Serial DB9) ?
Accessories - AC-E60HG AC adapter ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC TECSUN-S-002000