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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 500 cycles drift in first hour, after 15 minutes warm-up, and less than 100 cycles per hour thereafter
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands 0.55-30 MHz in four bands -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W (AM 35 W)

Connections

Antenna - - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (AC or DC) or battery Mains (117 V AC, 50/60 cycles)
Current RX ? ? -
TX - - 350 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 1942 and 194x in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Separate speaker. S-meter option ? ?
Accessories ? ? HA-16 VOX ADAPTOR
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000018-SKY-CHALLENGER-II HALLICRAFTERS-S-000039-SKY-RANGER HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000046