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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Single-band VHF mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands None  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range Regular broadcast and SW bands 180-400 / 540-1600 kHz / 1.8-8 MHz
31, 25, 19 and 16 m
136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 25 / 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Regenerative Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 136-174 MHz
Modulations - - FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? ? 15 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 V AC) ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1952 and 1956 in USA Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 43 × 30 × 20 mm
(1.69 × 1.18 × 0.79 in)
120 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 275 gr (9.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable 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 ? Bandspread Alpha tags display
Big/small fonts
VOX
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-K-000002 HALLICRAFTERS-TW-001000 LEIXEN-VV-000808V