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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 20-80 m 0.19-30 MHz in 5 band
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes 17 tubes Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 20-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1962 and 196x
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
? 370 × 160 × 254 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 10.00 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
? Bandspread
VFO
ANL
Built-in speaker
Built-in ferrite loop antenna
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000118