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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 50-54 / 136-174 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output - 1-20/1-20 W 25/25 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 400 mA (no signal) ?
TX - Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
368 × 129 × 286 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 11.26 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - CTCSS encoder. IF-DSP with 35 built-in filters. ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2) YAESU-FT-000736R