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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 0.19-30 MHz in 5 band
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75Ω ? 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (AC or DC) or battery Mains (120 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in USA Between 1942 and 194x in USA Between 1962 and 196x
Dimensions ? ? 370 × 160 × 254 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread
VFO
ANL
Built-in speaker
Built-in ferrite loop antenna
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-FPM-000300 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000039-SKY-RANGER HALLICRAFTERS-S-000118