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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-43 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity ? ? 34 built-in filters with various characteristics
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? Max 150 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 1 A
TX - ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1944 and 1945 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 1999 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 521 × 254 × 375 mm
(20.51 × 10.00 × 14.76 in)
402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
130 × 273 × 292 mm
(5.12 × 10.75 × 11.50 in)
Weight 34.00 kg (75.0 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX PC-controlled. IF-DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000028A-SUPER-SKYRIDER KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX TEN-TEC-PEGASUS-(000550)