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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 1260-1300 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 10 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2-13.8V DC external or battery pack Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX ? 65-250 mA 15 W
TX - 400-900 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan
Dimensions ? 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
320 × 155 × 65 mm
(12.60 × 6.10 × 2.56 in)
Weight ? 610 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-3 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard
RIT
VOX
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 ICOM-IC-000012AT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-CR-002021