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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.5-25 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ? ?
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.7-23 MHz
Modulations - - CW   USB  
RF-output ? ? 150 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 V DC, 4×AA 13.6V DC
Current RX 70 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
? 346 × 116 × 299 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 11.77 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 358 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000023-(NEWER) SEA-000222