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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld 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 ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 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 ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   All mode  
RF-output - High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 11-16V DC
Current RX ? 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) Max 1 A
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) KENWOOD-TR-000851E