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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.170-0.4 / 0.54-11.5 MHz in four bands 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 3.5-25/3.5-25 W SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input), AM: 80 W (input)

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 2-2.5 A ?
TX - Max 9 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1952 in USA Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
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Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072L ICOM-IC-000970E YAESU-FT-000101B