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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 36 kHz (-60 dB) 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 - 1240-1300 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   All mode  
RF-output - High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX ? Max 600 mA Max 1 A
TX - Max 6 A Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
? 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 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. KENWOOD-TM-000541 KENWOOD-TR-000851E