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HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  20m  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 Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 20-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 17 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range Any three amateur bands between 160-10 m (depending on coil set) 20-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 300, CW: 450 W SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) 100 W (AM 35 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
? 333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
Weight 165.00 kg (364.0 lbs) 7.94 kg (17.5 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? HA-16 VOX ADAPTOR
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000004G HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000046