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HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A
TX - ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight ? ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040B ICOM-IC-000004GE KENWOOD-TM-000271A