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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-18.5 MHz in 3 bands 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
?
Selectivity ? ± 3 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system 5 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 400 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? - Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC or 8 × C cells Mains
Current RX ? 35 mA ?
TX - - 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 1962 and 1968 in USA Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019-SKY-BUDDY HEATHKIT-GC-000001A-'MOHICAN' KENWOOD-TS-000530SP