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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-38.1 MHz in 5 bands 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in sweep
Impedance 50/70 Ω ? 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX 83 W @ 110 VAC ? 30 W @ 110 VAC
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1938 and 193x in USA Between 1967 and 1969
Dimensions 478 × 226 × 260 mm
(18.82 × 8.90 × 10.24 in)
? 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
Weight 16.20 kg (35.7 lbs) ? 4.60 kg (10.1 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
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000111 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000017 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120A