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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± .0015% ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 143.5-148.5 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting) ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? ?
IF-freqs. 735 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz -50 dB or greater ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) 1.5 W at less than 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.5-148.5 MHz Any three amateur bands between 160-10 m (depending on coil set)
Modulations - FM   AM   CW  
RF-output ? 10-15 W AM: 325, CW: 450 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Proprietary
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 12-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? 550-750 mA -
TX - 4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 1980 and 1983 in USA Between 1940 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? 165.00 kg (364.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF HEATHKIT-VF-007401 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000004