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HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.538-35 / 46-56 MHz 0.535-33 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, 14 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2075/1550 kHz
2nd: 50 kHz (!)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W (external speaker required) 10 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 400 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1969 in USA Between 1949 and 1954 in USA Between 1954 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
508 × 235 × 444 mm
(20.00 × 9.25 × 17.48 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 34.00 kg (75.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400-CYCLONE HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000071 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000088