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Desktop Shortwave receiver
4 Band QRP CW Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm  6cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 3.2-16 MHz 9 kHz - 6000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   TV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 400 Hz - 3 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 8ohm load about 0.1W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
80 / 40 / 30 / 20 m
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Modulations - CW   -
RF-output - 4-5 W @ 13.8 V ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11.1 V battery pack or 9-14 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 60 mA ?
TX - 800 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 201x and 201x Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
132 × 85 × 35 mm
(5.20 × 3.35 × 1.38 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - Auto key w/ adjustable speed Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
I/Q stand alone recording and playback
10 Digital modes : TETRA,P25(Phase 1+2),DMR, Mototrbo,dPMR,NXDN,D-CR,D-STAR,Alinco,Yaesu.
Automatic detection of digital modes during scan and search.
Up to 2MHz wide digital I/Q output
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. YOUKITS-HB-000001B AOR-AR-ALPHA-II