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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
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Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 180mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output - High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 4.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A ?
TX - Max 12.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 200x
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - GPS connectivity. ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. ICOM-ID-000800H UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT