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Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 130-210 MHz 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage) 0.54 - 31 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack Mains
Current RX ? 100VA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 195x in USA Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 1955 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions 489 × 241 × 275 mm
(19.25 × 9.49 × 10.83 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
?
Weight ? 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000037 RCA-SC-000088 TMC-GPR-000090