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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave 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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 0.5-30 MHz 0.54-1.6 / 1.75-4.9 / 4.8-12.6 / 12.5-34 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 1.65 MHz
2nd: 50 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3.2 W external only

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50-600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains Mains (115 / 230 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 85 W max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
? 476 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.74 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ? 13.20 kg (29.1 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
? ANL
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000112 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000122A