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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Marine receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  ? 160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 275-425 kHz / 525-4000 kHz in 4 bands 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 17 tubes ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 600 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX ? 100-300 mA ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1963 and 196x in Denmark Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions ? 320 × 220 × 150 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 36 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features ? Direction Finding function on 275-425 kHz 35 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 SAILOR-000016T SAILOR-R000106