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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 10 tubes ? DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50 W/35 W, Low: ?/? W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Hi-Z
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions ? ? 143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight ? ? 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable front panel. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 KENWOOD-TM-000733E COMMRADIO-CR-000001