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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.170-0.4 / 0.54-11.5 MHz in four bands 0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 8 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 10cm internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 75 W (input)

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic Clamps / screws -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? N/A
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1952 in USA Between 1963 and 196x in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
?
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Passive AVC
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072L STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND YAESU-FL-000050B