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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
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Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 45 W ?
TX - - 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 1976 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
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Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features BFO
Passive AVC
Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 KENWOOD-000009R-59DS NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJ-003200