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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Portable SW Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-44 MHz in 4 bands 0.55-44 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 2 µV
MW: 14 µV
SW: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 6 tubes Single-conversion superheterodyne, 9 tubes Double Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 KHz FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3W max, 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 450 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 110-120 V AC (110-250 V AC option) Mains or 4LR20 / D
Current RX ? ? 7W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1942 in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions ? 470 × 216 × 238 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 9.37 in)
305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
Weight ? 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019R-SKY-BUDDY HALLICRAFTERS-S-000020R-SKY-CHAMPION NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000022