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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 10-160 m 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

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) Mains 3V DC (2R6/AA)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain Between 1999 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
? 135 × 33 × 91 mm
(5.31 × 1.30 × 3.58 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
? 5-character alpha tags
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000B SONY-ICF-SW000007