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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Multi-norm CB Transceiver
100 W solid state amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries) 0.5-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 17 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-80 m 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   All mode  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) 15 W (export), 4 W normal 100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8 or 24 V DC ± 10% 12-14.5 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 3 A max 30 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in China Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 122 × 35 × 165 mm
(4.80 × 1.38 × 6.50 in)
260 × 150 × 100 mm
(10.24 × 5.91 × 3.94 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 480 gr (1.1 lbs) 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories None 400 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Color screen ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 CRT-002000H XIEGU-XPA000125B