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Desktop Shortwave receiver
UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 p.p.b.

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-1.64 / 2-5.5 / 6-16.4 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 0.005-31 / 60-260 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? 15 MHz: 0.022 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
64-118 MHz: 0.021 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
118-260 MHz: 0.02 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system ? ? Direct sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 120 dB
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range - 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? 1-10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - N-type SMA
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - USB

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1964 Between 198x and 19xx Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 267 × 127 × 191 mm
(10.51 × 5.00 × 7.52 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
45 × 10 × 60 mm
(1.77 × 0.39 × 2.36 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Headless

Other features

Memories None 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ATV option. CI-V Pre-selectors and Polyphase tracking filters
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000119-SKY-BUDDY-II ICOM-IC-001275 AIRSPY-HF+-DISCOVERY