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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-48 MHz in five bands 24 / 28 / 50 MHz 0.5-600 / 805-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 24 / 28 / 50 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external
Current RX ? ? 80-100 mA
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1935 and 193x in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? ? 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000007-SUPER-SKYRIDER YAESU-FT-000655S FAIR-MATE-HP-000200E