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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-34 MHz (1.580-1.720 MHz gap) in 4 bands 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker 1.8 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 12 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 1954 Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE)
Dimensions 470 × 229 × 241 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 9.49 in)
464 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.27 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
Weight 18.60 kg (41.0 lbs) 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000076 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000133 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004