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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±2ppm
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-470 (512?) MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5/25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 500mW @ <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output - ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - SMA
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains Internal Li-Ion battery, 1300/1700mAh
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1975 and 197x Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
? 63 × 106 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 4.17 × 1.54 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ? 265 gr (9.4 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? 1750Hz (optional)
Audio scrambler
Alpha tags
DTMF
ANI-ID
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Reverse frequency (shift)
Time-out timer
Digital FM radio
PC programmable
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000016 WOUXUN-KG-000669E