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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 20-80 m 30-50 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes 17 tubes 8 valves
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 20-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1965 and 1965 in USA Between 1955 and 1962 in USA
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
? ?
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000500-TORNADO HALLICRAFTERS-S-000094-CIVIC-PATROL