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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 25.615-28.315 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 17 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 25.615-28.315 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W (input) 100/100/50/20 W (25/25/12.5/5 W AM) 25 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? Max 1.6 A ?
TX ? Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1965 in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
200 × 50 × 235 mm
(7.87 × 1.97 × 9.25 in)
Weight ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 271 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? DSP, CTCSS Roger beep
+10 kHz switch
Echo chamber option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000500-TORNADO YAESU-FT-000100D ALAN-000087