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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands HF 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - HF -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) - -
Impedance 50Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ? Mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 196x and 196x Between 1970 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
? ?
Weight 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO ? ?
Accessories LS-3 external speaker ? ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-000344 MAJOR-000342 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000125