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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-54 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? 2.3 µV (S/N ratio 10:1) 29 - 54 MHz: 0.5 µV
137 - 174 MHz: 0.8 µV
406 - 512 MHz: 0.6 µV
(20 dB S/N with 3 kHz deviation for FM)
Selectivity ? ? +/- 9 kHz (-6 dB)
+/- 15 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals Single conversion below 7.4 MHz, dual conversion above 7.4 MHz Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 3.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (external speaker required) 850 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) Mains (95-260 V AC) 10V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1951 and 1972 in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
480 × 270 × 420 mm
(18.90 × 10.63 × 16.54 in)
235 × 57 × 170 mm
(9.25 × 2.24 × 6.69 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 538 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 30 channels in 3 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Direct Entry Programmable Scanner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 HAMMARLUND-SP-000600 20-415