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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-48 MHz in five bands 0.538-34 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? - High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (105-117 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.8-1.2 A
TX - - Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1935 and 193x in USA Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 1990 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 36 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
AVC ON/OFF
Tone LO/MED/HI
RF Gain
ANL
Mute Line
Antenna Trimmer
BFO
Standby
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000007-SUPER-SKYRIDER HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000110 ICOM-IC-003220E