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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 80-10 m 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? optional CW filter ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m (continuous) 80-10 m 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 100 W, CW: 115 W SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) SSB: 300/40 W PEP, CW: 250/25 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 20-32V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX - ? 30 W
TX ? ? 1050 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 196x and 1970 Between 197x and 19xx in England
Dimensions 508 × 311 × 438 mm
(20.00 × 12.24 × 17.24 in)
? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000020 SBE-SB-000036 CLANSMAN-VRC-000322