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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Shortwave broadcast receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 152-173 MHz 0.54-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.65-12.05 / 15.05-15.55 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance ? ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 1965 and 1966 in USA
Dimensions 470 × 229 × 280 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 11.02 in)
330 × 178 × 184 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.24 in)
343 × 213 × 152 mm
(13.50 × 8.39 × 5.98 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000081 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000200