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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Military Transceiver
Desktop HF receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.19-30 MHz in 5 band 108-151.95 MHz 0.54-34 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 5 tubes ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 3.2 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 116-149.95 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 20 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/600Ω 50Ω 52-600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 V AC) 28 V DC Mains (100-240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 75 W
TX - 3.3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 196x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1954 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions 370 × 160 × 254 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 10.00 in)
? 470 × 230 × 270 mm
(18.50 × 9.06 × 10.63 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None 680 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread
VFO
ANL
Built-in speaker
Built-in ferrite loop antenna
? Amateur band bandspread
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000118 MILITARY-AN/ARC-000073A HALLICRAFTERS-S-000085U