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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 0.538-1.58 / 1.72-34 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 3/6/15 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W)

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - -
Impedance ? 50/600 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 105 mA @ 280 V, 1.4 A @ 6.3 V 80 VA max
TX - - 450 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1955 and 1961 in USA Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
469.9 × 226.06 × 279.4 mm
(18.50 × 8.90 × 11.00 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 15.60 kg (34.4 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
? IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000100 YAESU-FT-002000