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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 49-54 / 144-148 MHz 50-54 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 17 tubes TX: 4 × XTAL channels or external VFO RX: VFO 16 tubes. SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 20-80 m 49-54 / 144-148 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) 8 W 10 W (AM: 5 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Mains 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC
Current RX ? ? 0.8 A
TX ? ? 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1958 and 195x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000034AC KENWOOD-TS-000600