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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? More than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: 75 W, CW: 90 W 1-10 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance ? 50/500 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? - Max 0.6 A
TX - ? Max 2.3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 470 × 229 × 280 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 11.02 in)
? 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040 HARVEY-WELLS-T-000090-BANDMASTER ICOM-IC-000251E