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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations - AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.1 W @ 10% THD 180mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-4, 7-7.3, 14-14.4, 21-21.45, 27.16-29.7 MHz - -
Modulations FM   CW   - -
RF-output 125 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance 50/600 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains 4.8V DC
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 200x
Dimensions 508 × 457 × 260 mm
(20.00 × 17.99 × 10.24 in)
291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000019 SONY-ICF-006500W UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT