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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  6m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.3-21 MHz in four bands 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FM  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
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Image rejection ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. ?
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio 250 mW, 8 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 4 AAs or 9 DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1934 and 19xx in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
?
Weight ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) 425 gr (15.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
5 priority channels
2 second delay
lockout
weather
band search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000004-SUPER-SKYRIDER WINRADIO-WR-G000315E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000080XLT