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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-48 MHz in 3 bands 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 1965 and 1968
Dimensions ? ? 333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
Weight ? ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Separate speaker. S-meter option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000014-SKYCHIEF HALLICRAFTERS-S-000018-SKY-CHALLENGER-II HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000146