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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-18.5 MHz in 3 bands 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB (at 155 MHz) ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 230-500 mA ?
TX - - 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? WX channels (USA) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019-SKY-BUDDY RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026 KENWOOD-TS-000530SP