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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-1.58 / 1.72-34 MHz 27.8-143 MHz in three bands 0.54-1.6 / 1.75-4.9 / 4.8-12.6 / 12.5-34 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1.65 MHz
2nd: 50 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3.2 W external only

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/600 Ω ? 50-600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (115 / 230 V AC)
Current RX 105 mA @ 280 V, 1.4 A @ 6.3 V ? 85 W max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1961 in USA Between 1944 and 194x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 469.9 × 226.06 × 279.4 mm
(18.50 × 8.90 × 11.00 in)
? 476 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.74 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
Weight 15.60 kg (34.4 lbs) ? 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ANL
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000100 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000036AO HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000122A