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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-42 MHz in five bands 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.1-1999.8 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 N-type + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains or 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX - Max 10.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
Weight ? 930 gr (2.1 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready Same as model E, but with color LCD instead.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000009-SUPER-SKYRIDER ICOM-IC-000281H ICOM-IC-R009000L