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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
VHF Transceiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 144-146 MHz One of the following bands: 80 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations AM   CW   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6-pole crystal filter
Receiver system 5 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFT455F2
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz One of the following bands: 80 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations - FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 1 W 2 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 9.6-16V DC 12~13.8 V
Current RX ? 45 mA 30 mA
TX - 450 mA 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 122 × 51 × 175 mm
(4.80 × 2.01 × 6.89 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10*NiCd included 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Illuminated dial PLL: SM5104GA -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C KENWOOD-TR-002300 CRKITS-CS-SERIES