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HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 180-400 / 540-1600 kHz / 1.8-8 MHz
31, 25, 19 and 16 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 5 tubes Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (AC or DC) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 1949 and 195x in USA Between 1952 and 1956 in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 178 × 184 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.24 in)
43 × 30 × 20 mm
(1.69 × 1.18 × 0.79 in)
Weight ? ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Separate speaker. S-meter option ? Bandspread
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000018-SKY-CHALLENGER-II HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038A HALLICRAFTERS-TW-001000