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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-470 (512?) MHz 0.153-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1975 and 197x Between 1990 and 1995 in Japan
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
? 191 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.52 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ? 615 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000016 SONY-ICF-SW007600