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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 50-999 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.15-21.94 / 76-136 / 144-174 MHz (version dependent)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
6m / 2m / 70cm / 23cm
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2/5/5/1 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6 or external adapter)
Current RX ? Max 220 mA ?
TX - Max 1.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 19xx in USA Between 1999 and 2001 Between 1984 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 58 × 106 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.17 × 1.14 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight ? 270 gr (9.5 oz) 600 gr (1.3 lbs) with batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 ICOM-IC-T000081E SONY-AIR-000007