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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 200 kHz - 30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.3 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws RCA (Tulip)
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 195x in USA Between 1969 and 1976 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 330 × 178 × 184 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.24 in)
287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038A HEATHKIT-GR-000078 HEATHKIT-SB-000300