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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld Aviation Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-18.5 MHz in 3 bands 0.1-30 / 48-54 MHz 150-2194 kHz / 76-136 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/ 6 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1984 and 1996 in Japan
Dimensions ? 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 590 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019-SKY-BUDDY JRC-JST-000245 SONY-AIR-000008