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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   All mode   -
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - All mode   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output - High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws N-type -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 1 A Max 350 W
TX - Max 7.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1987 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 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-TR-000851E KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS