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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz - 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output - SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - BNC
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? Max 350 W ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? PC-controllable (Serial DB9)
Accessories - ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC