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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-1.64 / 2-5.5 / 6-16.4 MHz 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands 10-80 m / 30-34 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? requires external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (105-125 V AC 50-60 Hz)
Current RX ? ? 75 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1964 Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 1959 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 267 × 127 × 191 mm
(10.51 × 5.00 × 7.52 in)
? 508 × 267 × 406 mm
(20.00 × 10.51 × 15.98 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ? 31.75 kg (70.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Separate speaker. S-meter option ¼" Headphone Jack
AVC ON/OFF
Calibrator 100 kHz
RF Gain
ANL
Mute Line
Antenna Trimmer
Notch
BFO
Speaker Terminals
Standby and Converter Input
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000119-SKY-BUDDY-II HALLICRAFTERS-S-000018-SKY-CHALLENGER-II HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101A