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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 10-80 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 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 - - 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output - ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 11-16V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 1 A
TX - - Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' KENWOOD-TR-000851E