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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF VFO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
80-10 m / 6 m / 2 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 5 volts R.M.S. or more, with no load

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? 50-80Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 470 × 229 × 280 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 11.02 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
?
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 HEATHKIT-HG-000010