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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-1.64 / 2-5.5 / 6-16.4 MHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations - - All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 N-type
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1964 Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 267 × 127 × 191 mm
(10.51 × 5.00 × 7.52 in)
? 425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ? 19.80 kg (43.7 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 ? ? Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000119-SKY-BUDDY-II KENWOOD-R-000599S HILBERLING-HPA-008000B