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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 10-80 m 0.54-110 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - -
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1965 and 1968 Between 1949 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
?
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000146 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000062