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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-44 MHz in 4 bands 0.54-44 MHz 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system 6 tubes ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 0-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (AC or DC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX - - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1942 in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1987 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 469.9 × 215.9 × 279.4 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 11.00 in)
146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
Weight ? ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019R-SKY-BUDDY HALLICRAFTERS-S-000077 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585)