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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-1.64 / 2-5.5 / 6-16.4 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 12 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1964 Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE)
Dimensions 267 × 127 × 191 mm
(10.51 × 5.00 × 7.52 in)
275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000119-SKY-BUDDY-II RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004