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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 25 / 5 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-1.64 / 2-5.5 / 6-16.4 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 0.7 A ?
TX - Max 5.5 A Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1964 Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 267 × 127 × 191 mm
(10.51 × 5.00 × 7.52 in)
185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
140 × 50 × 135 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.31 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 21 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000119-SKY-BUDDY-II ICOM-IC-000255E ICOM-IC-000028E