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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than +10 p.p.m. from 0 - 40 °C after 15 min. warm up
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.25 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
AM: 1.0 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
FM: 0.3 µV at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 4.2 kHz (-6 dB) / 8.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM: 6.0 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 10 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range - - 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? - AM: 45 W PEP, SSB/FM: 40 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4LR6 or 6V DC external 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in China
Dimensions ? 194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
195 × 60 × 290 mm
(7.68 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 125 channels in 1 bank(s) 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 SONY-ICF-SW000055E MAGNUM-S-000009