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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Portable Amateur Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m / 30-34 MHz 0.54-31 MHz in four bands -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 8 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-125 V AC 50-60 Hz) Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains
Current RX 75 W ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 1950 and 1955 in USA Between 1957 and 1958 in USA
Dimensions 508 × 267 × 406 mm
(20.00 × 10.51 × 15.98 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
?
Weight 31.75 kg (70.0 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
AVC ON/OFF
Calibrator 100 kHz
RF Gain
ANL
Mute Line
Antenna Trimmer
Notch
BFO
Speaker Terminals
Standby and Converter Input
BFO
Passive AVC
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101A HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000032