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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  2m  70cm  23cm  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-18.5 MHz in 3 bands 118-174 / 438-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 108-134 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W 55 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 1991 and 199x Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? ? 139 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.47 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight ? ? 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 303 channels in 3 bank(s) 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS
Triple RX
CTCSS/PL
DCS
DTMF
2-tone/5-tone signalling
scrambler
Twin RX (V/U, V/V, U/U configuration)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019-SKY-BUDDY KENWOOD-TM-000941A ANYTONE-AT-005888UV-III