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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 17 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU ? 28 V DC
Current RX ? ? 3 A max
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions ? 130 × 30 × 148 mm
(5.12 × 1.18 × 5.83 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) ? 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? FM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 TEAM-LYCKY-STAR-000040 MILITARY-BC-000348