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Desktop Shortwave receiver
440 MHz transceiver
HF Antenna Tuner

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 9.6-10 MHz 420-450 MHz (444-450 MHz guaranteed) 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB quieting) ?
Selectivity ? 7 MHz @ -6 dB / 20 MHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W @ 10% (5 W max) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 420-450 MHz (444-450 MHz guaranteed) 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   All mode  
RF-output ? 10 W 200 / 2000 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11.5-14.5 V DC No power required
Current RX ? 180-800 mA ?
TX - 4.0 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 406 × 267 × 406 mm
(15.98 × 10.51 × 15.98 in)
? 368 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.49 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000115 REGENCY-HR-000440 HEATHKIT-SA-002040