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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz HF: 1, MW: 9 / 10, FM: 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 3700-21950 kHz in 12 bands (with gaps)
76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12.5/25kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 500mW @ <3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output - VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Internal Li-Ion battery, 1300/1700mAh 4.5V DC (3R6/AA)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1993 and 1996 in Japan
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
63 × 106 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 4.17 × 1.54 in)
169 × 112 × 35 mm
(6.65 × 4.41 × 1.38 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 265 gr (9.4 oz) with antenna and battery 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 15 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - 1750Hz (optional)
Audio scrambler
Alpha tags
DTMF
ANI-ID
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Reverse frequency (shift)
Time-out timer
Digital FM radio
PC programmable
Sleep timer
Local-DX switch
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. WOUXUN-KG-000669E SONY-ICF-SW000030