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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Nixie Tube Frequency Display

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 136-174 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? <0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz ?
Modulations - FM   N-FM   All mode  
RF-output - High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - Clamps / screws + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX ? 300-700 mA ?
TX - 4-10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 2006 and 2009 Between 1972 and 1975 in USA
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
254 × 89 × 254 mm
(10.00 × 3.50 × 10.00 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 221 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - Alpha-tags. ARTS, DTMF, CTCSS, DCS WIRES II. CW trainer. Password protection. ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. YAESU-FT-001802M/E HEATHKIT-SB-000650