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HF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-62 MHz in 6 bands 68-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 68-88 MHz: ? µV
118-137 MHz: 2 µV
137-174 MHz: 1 µV
380-512 MHz: 1 µV
806-960 MHz: 2 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic -
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains Mains (110 / 220 V DC)
Current RX ? 8 / 13 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 1938 in USA Between 199x and 199x in China (By GRE) Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 216 × 82 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.23 × 6.73 in)
385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000016-SUPER-SKYRIDER 20-9461 STAR-SR-000550