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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands 0.5-30 MHz 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 TV-antenne
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 1988 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
350 × 230 × 180 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Separate speaker. S-meter option ? 35 crystal controlled frequencies
23 in the 1600-4200 kHz range
12 in the 4.0-9.0 MHz range
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000018-SKY-CHALLENGER-II ICOM-IC-000725 SAILOR-R000110