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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA) 115-180 / 328-500 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
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Selectivity ? 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Doulbe conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1.2 W nominal ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-440 MHz
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output - ? High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 3/3 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.9-1.6 A
TX - - Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1992 and 199x in USA Between 1991 and 199x
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
150 × 50 × 210 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.27 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? Detachable head. CTCSS & DTMF option Twin RX
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. 20-402 STANDARD-C-005608D