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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  40m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-35 / 46-56 MHz 7-7.3 MHz (25 kHz per XTAL) 68-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 68-88 MHz: ? µV
118-137 MHz: 2 µV
137-174 MHz: 1 µV
380-512 MHz: 1 µV
806-960 MHz: 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion, 14 tubes VXO. Max 2 XTALS Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 7-7.3 MHz (25 kHz per XTAL) -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? Max 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.5V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 68 mA 8 / 13 W
TX - Max 600 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1954 in USA Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in China (By GRE)
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
216 × 82 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.23 × 6.73 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000071 JIM-MX-000007S 20-9461