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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Portable VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 50 kHz (see description)

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? 1.3-4.0 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette)
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1968 and 19xx in USA / Germany
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 6.20 kg (13.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? 920 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features BFO
Passive AVC
Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
Accessories ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 MILITARY-AN/PRC-000077