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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 0.535-33 MHz in 6 bands 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 17 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2075/1550 kHz
2nd: 50 kHz (!)
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 10 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-80 m - 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W (input) ? 0.4/5 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1965 in USA Between 1954 and 1955 in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 508 × 235 × 444 mm
(20.00 × 9.25 × 17.48 in)
?
Weight ? 34.00 kg (75.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF, CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000500-TORNADO HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000088 HEATHKIT-HWS-000002XL