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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.1 kHz crystal lattice ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, 19 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 6/6.5 MHz
2nd: 1650 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? via speaker in P-2000 power supply unit ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 2 KW (PEP input), CW: 900 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50/70 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115/230 V AC) Mains
Current RX ? ? 83 W @ 110 VAC
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 1965 and 1972 in USA Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 419 × 188 × 381 mm
(16.50 × 7.40 × 15.00 in)
478 × 226 × 260 mm
(18.82 × 8.90 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? ? 16.20 kg (35.7 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Separate speaker. S-meter option VOX
MOX
PTT
AALC
Break-in CW keying
CW side-tone
Crystal calibrator
Full metering
Noise blanker
RIT
Two speed cooling fan
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000018-SKY-CHALLENGER-II HALLICRAFTERS-SR-002000-HURRICANE HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000111