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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-48 MHz in 3 bands 0.54-42 MHz 140-150 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 140-150 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 11-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.85-1.4 A
TX - - Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 1940 and 1946 in USA Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 495 × 241 × 283 mm
(19.49 × 9.49 × 11.14 in)
150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
Weight ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000014-SKYCHIEF HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000025-SUPER-DEFIANT ICOM-IC-000901A