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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.170-0.4 / 0.54-11.5 MHz in four bands 0.5-30 MHz 10-160m, incl. 30m + WWV
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: ?
2nd: 57 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1952 in USA Between 1993 and 19xx Between 1959 and 1962
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
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Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072L ICOM-IC-000707 RME-006900