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HF Receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-62 MHz in 6 bands 68-88 / 144-174 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 1.0 µV ?
Selectivity ? 13.5 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes Crystal controlled double conversion Single conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? 35 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohms 750 mW (10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 10 W 6 W max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 1938 in USA Between 1974 and 1986 Between 1981 and 1984
Dimensions ? 115 × 45 × 165 mm
(4.53 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
Weight ? ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000016-SUPER-SKYRIDER HANDIC-000006-(NEWER) RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100