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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.55-43 MHz 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) Mains Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1944 and 1945 in USA Between 1936 and 1937 in USA
Dimensions 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
521 × 254 × 375 mm
(20.51 × 10.00 × 14.76 in)
?
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 34.00 kg (75.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 11 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000028A-SUPER-SKYRIDER HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000011