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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands - 2182 kHz, single channel
Modulations AM   CW   - AM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? 20 kHz (-40 dB), 40 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 24 V DC +/- 10% or mains
Current RX ? Max 350 W 100-350 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions ? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
230 × 150 × 162 mm
(9.06 × 5.91 × 6.38 in)
Weight ? 12.50 kg (27.6 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040B KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS SAILOR-R000501