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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 27-68 MHz in 2 bands 0.14-18.5 MHz in 4 bands 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity <1 µV ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 8 tubes Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains, AC/DC Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions 470 × 235 × 216 mm
(18.50 × 9.25 × 8.50 in)
470 × 216 × 235 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 9.25 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 15.50 kg (34.2 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000021-SKYRIDER-5-10 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000022-SKYRIDER-MARINE HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R