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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-42 MHz in five bands 220-225 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz
Selectivity ? ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB typical
Audio output ? ? 1 watt 4 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W -

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 300-800 mA 1.5 A
TX - Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions ? 162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000009-SUPER-SKYRIDER KDK-FM-004033 TEN-TEC-RX-000350