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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous AM: 9 or 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 60 dB @ 12.5 kHz
70 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 4 W @ 8 Ohm for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output - ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 300 mA 200 mA
TX - - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 2009 and 20xx in China Between 2016 and 20xx
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
107 × 45 × 125 mm
(4.21 × 1.77 × 4.92 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 700 channels in 100 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - Clock / alarm Color LCD
IP67 waterproof (optional)
GPS (optional)
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR TYT-TH-008600