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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 15-80 m 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 10 tubes ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 15-80 m -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 2.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX ? ? 15 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1976 and 1983 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan
Dimensions ? ? 320 × 155 × 65 mm
(12.60 × 6.10 × 2.56 in)
Weight ? ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Portable

Other features

Memories None ? 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 HEATHKIT-HW-000008 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-CR-002021