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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-42 MHz in five bands 0.1-30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 10-80m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 900 mA ?
TX - Max 20 A 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 1980 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000009-SUPER-SKYRIDER ICOM-IC-000720A HEATHKIT-SB-000200