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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-42 MHz in five bands 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Double-conversion superheterodyne Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - N-FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 24 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 10-250 mA 36 W
TX - 2.2 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000009-SUPER-SKYRIDER ICOM-IC-000032E JRC-NRD-000301A