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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 50-54 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   -
Sensitivity ? 1 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 50-54 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM   CW  
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) 5 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 6 or 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 1961 and 196x Between 1938 and 1939 in USA
Dimensions 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
?
Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000002