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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-48 MHz in five bands 80-10m 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - -
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1935 and 193x in USA Between 1970 and 1975 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
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Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000007-SUPER-SKYRIDER HEATHKIT-SB-000102 20-410