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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-54 MHz in six bands 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 20 tubes Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in USA Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-FPM-000300 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000073 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R