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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  60m  20m  15m  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-22 MHz in four bands 30-50 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.700 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? Built-in speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.3-2.1 A
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1934 and 193x Between 1957 and 1958 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000001-SKYRIDER HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000104 ICOM-IC-000077