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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.11-18.5 MHz 0.54-20 MHz 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 12" HiFi speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 100Ω 50/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU 4.5V DC (3xR6/AA)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 470 × 216 × 238 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 9.37 in)
? 133.35 × 88.9 × 31.75 mm
(5.25 × 3.50 × 1.25 in)
Weight 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 54 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual time display. Sleep timer. Dual alarm. Scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000022R-SKYRIDER-MARINE HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X SANGEAN-ATS-000606A