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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 500 cycles drift in first hour, after 15 minutes warm-up, and less than 100 cycles per hour thereafter
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 0.14-18.5 MHz in 4 bands -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 8 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W (AM 35 W)

Connections

Antenna - - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains, AC/DC Mains (117 V AC, 50/60 cycles)
Current RX - ? -
TX ? - 350 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 470 × 216 × 235 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 9.25 in)
333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
Weight ? 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? HA-16 VOX ADAPTOR
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000037 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000022-SKYRIDER-MARINE HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000046