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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  60m  40m  20m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 20-80 m 275-425 kHz / 525-4000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals 17 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 20-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) Separate PSU 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX ? ? 100-300 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1963 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
? 320 × 220 × 150 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Direction Finding function on 275-425 kHz
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 SAILOR-000016T