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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 60-90 / 118-136 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 800-999 MHz 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM µVHF: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM µVHF: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFG455E
? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC (4R6/AA NiCd cells) or 13.2V DC external Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan, by AOR (discontinued) Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 1945 and 1946 in USA
Dimensions 152 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.98 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
? 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
Weight 700 gr (1.5 lbs) ? 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Separate speaker. S-meter option -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN DLS-000400 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000018-SKY-CHALLENGER-II HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR.