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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 3.5-27.4 MHz 118-174 / 410-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - -
Impedance 50/600Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 30 W @ 110 VAC ? Max 1 A
TX - - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 199x and 19xx
Dimensions 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
380 × 170 × 350 mm
(14.96 × 6.69 × 13.78 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? 280 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120 HEATHKIT-SB-000310 KENWOOD-TM-V000007A