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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-43 MHz in 6 bands 0.5-30 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 10 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1944 in USA Between 1992 and 199x Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 521 × 254 × 375 mm
(20.51 × 10.00 × 14.76 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
Weight 34.00 kg (75.0 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000028-SUPER-SKYRIDER ICOM-IC-000728 JRC-JST-000100S