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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? 7 W 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 20-100 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.5 A
TX - - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1988 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
Built-in clock ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 PHILIPS-D-002999PLL TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562