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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop 6m Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 3-6 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 6 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1968 Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1956 and 1957 in USA
Dimensions 333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
? ?
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000146 MILITARY-BC-000454 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000106