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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 30-90 / 60-300 MHz 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 500mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 1998 and 200x in UK
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
? 205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000906A-6 FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX