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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-1.64 / 2-5.5 / 6-16.4 MHz 10-80 m 202-208 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1964 Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 267 × 127 × 191 mm
(10.51 × 5.00 × 7.52 in)
381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
635 × 280 × 203 mm
(25.00 × 11.02 × 7.99 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 45.40 kg (100.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000119-SKY-BUDDY-II HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III MILITARY-BC-000406