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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-35 / 46-56 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion, 14 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >80 dB >60 dB
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 0-5 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX ? 750 mA max Max 1.5 A
TX - 3 A max Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1954 in USA Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 4 gr (0.1 oz) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX 39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000071 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538)