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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-18.5 MHz in 3 bands 80-10 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 1 / 100 W SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary -
Impedance ? 50Ω 16.7/150 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 2 A Max 2.2 A
TX - 3-20 A Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions ? 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 127 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019-SKY-BUDDY HEATHKIT-HW-000104 YAESU-FT-000920AF