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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz ? 66-108 / 108-136 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 66-108 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 600 W output with 100 W drive 5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/600Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX 30 W @ 110 VAC ? ?
TX - 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
?
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 256 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? NOAA channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120 HEATHKIT-SB-000200 RADTEL-RT-000420