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HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.535-1.605 / 2-4 / 5.85-10.3 / 11.4-18.2 MHz
88-108 / 185-400 MHz
0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speakers ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 400 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1969 in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions ? 400 × 124 × 310 mm
(15.75 × 4.88 × 12.20 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400-CYCLONE HALLICRAFTERS-CR003000 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R