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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-48 MHz in five bands 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands 8-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 8-1000 MHz: 0.5µV (SINAD 12db)
FM: 1000-1300 MHz: 1.0µV
AM: 0.5µV (S/N 10db)
WFM: 0.75µV (SINAD 12dB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 8 W, external speaker required 700 mW, 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 110-120 / 220-240V AC 12 V DC (4 × AA cells)
Current RX ? ? 420 mA max, 210 mA sleep mode
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1935 and 193x in USA Between 1947 and 1952 in USA Between 1990 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
70 × 180 × 40 mm
(2.76 × 7.09 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread in ham bands ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000007-SUPER-SKYRIDER NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183 YUPITERU-MVT-007000