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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-110 MHz in six bands 0.19-30 MHz in 5 band
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 15 tubes Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/70 Ω ? 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (120 V AC)
Current RX 83 W @ 110 VAC ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 194x and 19xx Between 1962 and 196x
Dimensions 478 × 226 × 260 mm
(18.82 × 8.90 × 10.24 in)
? 370 × 160 × 254 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 10.00 in)
Weight 16.20 kg (35.7 lbs) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread
VFO
ANL
Built-in speaker
Built-in ferrite loop antenna
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000111 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000042 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000118