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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 3.5-27.4 MHz 118-174 / 410-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output - ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 1 A
TX - - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 199x and 19xx
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
380 × 170 × 350 mm
(14.96 × 6.69 × 13.78 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None ? 280 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. HEATHKIT-SB-000310 KENWOOD-TM-V000007A