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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 15,5-26,6 / 23,5-41 / 37,5-65 / 64-115 meter
110-175 / 170-300 / 290 - 570 meter optional
108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne TRF with regeneration Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output - ? 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 + 45 + 135 + 180 V 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 400-600 mA
TX - - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1929 and 1935 in USA Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
? 140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? ?
Accessories - External PSU: National 3580B EJ-47U DV option
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000004 ALINCO-DR-000735T