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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-1.64 / 2-5.5 / 6-16.4 MHz 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. ? 11.2735 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 2 W 15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.5 V DC ?
Current RX ? 68 mA ?
TX - 620 mA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1964 Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 267 × 127 × 191 mm
(10.51 × 5.00 × 7.52 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000119-SKY-BUDDY-II JIM-MX-000018S LAFAYETTE-HB-000870AFS