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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
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 3.5-27.4 MHz 0.54-1.6 / 1.75-4.9 / 4.8-12.6 / 12.5-34 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
500 Hz (-6 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1.65 MHz
2nd: 50 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3.2 W external only ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? - 100 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50-600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115 / 230 V AC) Mains
Current RX ? 85 W max -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1957 and 1958 in USA
Dimensions 380 × 170 × 350 mm
(14.96 × 6.69 × 13.78 in)
476 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.74 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
?
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ANL ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000310 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000122A HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000032