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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands ?
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes 10 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 2 kW PEP SSB, 1 kW CW/RTTY (input power)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12-16V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 470 × 229 × 280 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 11.02 in)
? 123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ? 2.30 kg (5.1 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-000040 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 KENWOOD-TL-000922