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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB/FSK: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations - CW   SSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), FSK: 100 W (input) SSB: 1.5 kW (PEP input), CW: 1 kW (DC input), AM: 500 W (DC input)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 470 × 229 × 280 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 11.02 in)
320 × 140 × 320 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 12.60 in)
432 × 237 × 241 mm
(17.01 × 9.33 × 9.49 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Mains
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040 KENWOOD-TS-000900 HAMMARLUND-HXL-ONE