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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year)
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 30-50 / 152-174 / 450-470 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz
Selectivity ? ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB typical
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1 watt 4 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) ? 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 11 W 1.5 A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan (probably) Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 102 × 254 mm
(12.99 × 4.02 × 10.00 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Squelch
AF filter
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000003A TEN-TEC-RX-000350