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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-1.64 / 2-5.5 / 6-16.4 MHz 0.54-44 MHz in 4 bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 6 tubes 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input)

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1964 Between 1939 and 1942 in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions 267 × 127 × 191 mm
(10.51 × 5.00 × 7.52 in)
? 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ? 7.94 kg (17.5 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 ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000119-SKY-BUDDY-II HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019R-SKY-BUDDY HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150