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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-54.5 MHz in five bands 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne 7 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output - ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - -
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 194x and 19xx in USA Between 1968 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
? 464 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.27 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ? 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. HALLICRAFTERS-S-000053 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000133