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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-48 MHz in five bands 0.15-30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m + WARC 10-80m
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1935 and 193x in USA Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? ? 15.85 kg (35.0 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 ? Auto-AT option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000007-SUPER-SKYRIDER KENWOOD-TS-000930S HEATHKIT-SB-000200