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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.54-110 MHz 26-56 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m (continuous) - 28-29.7/50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 100 W, CW: 115 W ? AM: 2-20 W, FM/SSB/CW: 2-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX - ? 1.4-1.6 A
TX ? - Max 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 1949 and 19xx in USA Between 1988 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 508 × 311 × 438 mm
(20.00 × 12.24 × 17.24 in)
? 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000020 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000062 ICOM-IC-000575D