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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF VFO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 160-10 m 80-10 m / 6 m / 2 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 9 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m ?
Modulations - CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 5 volts R.M.S. or more, with no load

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) -
TX - 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 470 × 229 × 280 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 11.02 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
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Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040 KENWOOD-TS-000520S HEATHKIT-HG-000010