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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave 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 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 8 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic Built-in sweep
Impedance ? ? 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains
Current RX ? ? 30 W @ 110 VAC
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 195x in USA Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1967 and 1969
Dimensions 330 × 190 × 185 mm
(12.99 × 7.48 × 7.28 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
Weight ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

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-000038B HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120A