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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 12.5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   APCO-25   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM
25- 54 0.3µV
108- 137 0.3µV
137- 174 0.5µV
216- 225 0.5µV
406- 512 0.5µV
806- 960 0.7µV
1240-1300 0.7µV
AM
25- 54 1.0µV
108- 137 1.0µV
137- 174 1.5µV
216- 225 1.5µV
406- 512 2.0µV
806- 960 2.0µV
1240-1300 3.0µV
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Selectivity ? AM (25-28 MHz)
- 6dB @ ±5kHz
-50dB @ ±6kHz
All others
- 6dB @ ±10kHz
-50dB @ ±18kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 10 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.7275-.86875 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 170 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC Built-in sweep
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4×AA) Mains
Current RX ? 130 mA (squelched) 30 W @ 110 VAC
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 1967 and 1969
Dimensions ? 62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
Weight ? 250 gr (8.8 oz) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-tags
CTCSS / DCS
DSP
SAME weather alert
Motorola, GE/Ericsson trunk tracking
PC interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000096 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120A