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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Single-band VHF mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  40m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-35 / 46-56 MHz 7-7.3 MHz (25 kHz per XTAL) 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   CW   SSB   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 25 / 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion, 14 tubes VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? 400 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 7-7.3 MHz (25 kHz per XTAL) 136-174 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? Max 2 W 15 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.5V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 68 mA ?
TX - Max 600 mA 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1954 in USA Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
120 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 275 gr (9.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags display
Big/small fonts
VOX
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000071 JIM-MX-000007S LEIXEN-VV-000808V