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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 673
USD 253 ~ USD 543
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 9.6-10 MHz 10-80 m + WWV
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? > 0.5 to 1 µV.
Selectivity ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX ? 70 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 406 × 267 × 406 mm
(15.98 × 10.51 × 15.98 in)
281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000115 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117