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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 0.538-34 MHz (1.580-1.720 MHz gap) in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance ? ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1951 and 1954
Dimensions ? 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
470 × 229 × 241 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 9.49 in)
Weight ? 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 18.60 kg (41.0 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-000040B HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. HALLICRAFTERS-S-000076