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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 180-400 / 540-1600 kHz / 1.8-8 MHz
31, 25, 19 and 16 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - ?
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1965 and 1968 Between 1952 and 1956 in USA
Dimensions 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
43 × 30 × 20 mm
(1.69 × 1.18 × 0.79 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000146 HALLICRAFTERS-TW-001000