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HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 20-80 m 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap)
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 17 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range Any three amateur bands between 160-10 m (depending on coil set) 20-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 300, CW: 450 W SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1968 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
? 464 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.27 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
Weight 165.00 kg (364.0 lbs) 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000004G HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000133