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Shortwave broadcast receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.65-12.05 / 15.05-15.55 MHz 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands 10-160 m
Modulations AM   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker Built-in ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110 V AC) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1966 in USA Between 1936 and 1937 in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 343 × 213 × 152 mm
(13.50 × 8.39 × 5.98 in)
? ?
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 11 tubes ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000200 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000011 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK II