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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  10m  80m  60m  40m  20m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands 20-80 m 0.5-40 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 17 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
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 - - BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU Mains
Current RX ? ? 90 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? 483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight ? 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Separate speaker. S-meter option ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000018-SKY-CHALLENGER-II HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 RACAL-RA-003712