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HF Transmitter
Base Station VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 30-330 MHz 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ± 12,5 kHz / ± 75 kHz / ± 150 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.7 MHz
2nd: 1650 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker or headphones Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3

Transmitter

TX-range 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80 m - -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 10-20 m: 10 W, 40-80 m: 15 W - ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-125 V AC) Separate PSU ?
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 194x in USA Between 1959 and 197x in West Germany Between 1936 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions 328 × 188 × 218 mm
(12.91 × 7.40 × 8.58 in)
570 × 450 × 410 mm
(22.44 × 17.72 × 16.14 in)
460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 65.00 kg (143.4 lbs) 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? BFO
Accessories ? ? LS-3 external speaker
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000017 ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-ESG MILITARY-BC-000344