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HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 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 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 194x and 19xx in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
Weight ? ? 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station 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-000018-SKY-CHALLENGER-II HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040A HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150