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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
3W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 87.5-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 180mW max 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output - ? 3 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC SMA
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8V DC 3.7 V DC, 1200 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? ? 100 mA max
TX - - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1992 and 200x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 232 gr (8.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? PC Software Programmable
Manual Programming
Wire Copy
VOX Function
CTCSS/DCS
Monitor, Reverse Frequency
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT YANTON-T-000330