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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ? ?
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne 7-tubes superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 70 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
? 131 × 34 × 167 mm
(5.16 × 1.34 × 6.57 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? S-meter
Antenna trimmer
?
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 HEATHKIT-HR-000010 DRAGON-SY-000220