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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Station Control

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-44 MHz 80-10 m 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single-conversion superheterodyne, 9 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 KHz ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 160-10 m
Modulations - CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output ? Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 450 Ω 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 110-120 V AC (110-250 V AC option) 13.8V DC or mains Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 15 W
TX - 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 470 × 216 × 238 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 9.37 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
260 × 184 × 387 mm
(10.24 × 7.24 × 15.24 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000020R-SKY-CHAMPION KENWOOD-TS-000520 HEATHKIT-SB-000634