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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-110 MHz in six bands 0.535-33 MHz in 6 bands 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 15 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2075/1550 kHz
2nd: 50 kHz (!)
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 10 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 19xx Between 1954 and 1955 in USA Between 1965 and 1969
Dimensions ? 508 × 235 × 444 mm
(20.00 × 9.25 × 17.48 in)
479 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.86 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
Weight ? 34.00 kg (75.0 lbs) 11.30 kg (24.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ¼" Headphone Jack
Bandspread
Product Detector SSB/CW
RF Gain
ANL
BF0
Antenna Trimmer
Mute Terminals
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000042 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000088 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000129