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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

Current value
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
USD 160 ~ USD 199
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.170-0.4 / 0.54-11.5 MHz in four bands 0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 75/300Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains, batteries or 12 V DC
Current RX ? 8.5 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1952 in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072L SONY-CRF-000150