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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 7 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? FM/SSB/CW: 25 W, AM: 15 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - Max 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1978 and 19xx
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
280 × 125 × 315 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 12.40 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
Built-in clock Digital readout
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 PHILIPS-D-002999PLL YAESU-FT-000225RD