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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz 0.54-34 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 3.2 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 52-600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12-14V DC Mains (100-240 V AC)
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A 75 W
TX ? Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 1954 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
470 × 230 × 270 mm
(18.50 × 9.06 × 10.63 in)
Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option Amateur band bandspread
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538) HALLICRAFTERS-S-000085U