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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-110 MHz 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ? 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) Mains 117V AC or 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - 5 A max @ 12V DC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1949 and 19xx in USA Between 1964 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
? ?
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000062 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000046