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HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur Base Station Antenna tuner

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80 m - 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations CW   - All mode  
RF-output 10-20 m: 10 W, 40-80 m: 15 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-125 V AC) ? 12-14 V DC
Current RX - ? < 500 mA
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 194x in USA Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 328 × 188 × 218 mm
(12.91 × 7.40 × 8.58 in)
460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
200 × 40 × 130 mm
(7.87 × 1.57 × 5.12 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 16000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO ?
Accessories ? LS-3 external speaker ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000017 MILITARY-BC-000344 MAT-TUNER-MAT-000180H