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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 130-2200 kHz in 4 bands 27.8-143 MHz in three bands 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations CW   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 250 Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. 110 kHz ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1943 and 194x in Great Britain Between 1942 and 194x 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 EDDYSTONE-000400B HALLICRAFTERS-S-000036 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R