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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 2-32 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? Single conversion, 29 valves
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance ? ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) 6V DC (4R20 / D) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
296 × 192 × 68 mm
(11.65 × 7.56 × 2.68 in)
?
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 1.72 kg (3.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 45 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features BFO
Passive AVC
Digital clock with alarm/timer Stereo cassette player ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 ROBERTS-RC-000828 RCA-SRR-000013A