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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes 10 tubes DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Hi-Z
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions 470 × 229 × 280 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 11.02 in)
? 143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ? 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 COMMRADIO-CR-000001