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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / /12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 / 245 MHz
87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.18 μV
Selectivity ? ? 25 / 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? 25 / 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ≥ 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? - 4 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50/600Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 30 W @ 110 VAC ? 30-78 mA
TX - - 1 / 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
120 × 85 × 40 mm
(4.72 × 3.35 × 1.57 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - Dual Reception / Dual Display
Voice Companding and Scrambler
APO(Auto Power Off)
TOT(Time-out timer)
Font Set(Big/Small)
VOX(Level adjustable)
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. LEIXEN-VV-000898