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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-1.64 / 2-5.5 / 6-16.4 MHz 10-80 m 49-54 / 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals TX: XTAL or external VFO RX: VFO 16 tubes.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 49-54 / 144-148 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   CW  
RF-output ? SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) 6 / 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1964 Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1958 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 267 × 127 × 191 mm
(10.51 × 5.00 × 7.52 in)
381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
?
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000119-SKY-BUDDY-II HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000034