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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.170-0.4 / 0.54-11.5 MHz in four bands 30-50 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes 8 valves ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.3-2.1 A
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1952 in USA Between 1955 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
? 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features BFO
Passive AVC
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072L HALLICRAFTERS-S-000094-CIVIC-PATROL ICOM-IC-000077