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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 49-54 / 144-148 MHz 0.54-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes TX: XTAL or external VFO RX: VFO 16 tubes. ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 49-54 / 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? 8 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) 6 / 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1958 and 195x in USA Between 1959 and 1963
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
? 476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ? 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000034 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000107