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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 49.8-54.0 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 49.8-54.0 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output - AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50-72Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 60 W Max 350 W
TX - 120 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ? 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. HEATHKIT-HW-000010-'SHAWNEE' KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS