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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-18.5 MHz in 3 bands 20-80 m 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap)
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes 17 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1968 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 464 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.27 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
Weight ? 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019-SKY-BUDDY HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000133