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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-44 MHz in 4 bands 50-54 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 6 tubes XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 or 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1942 in USA Between 1961 and 196x Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019R-SKY-BUDDY HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' HEATHKIT-SB-000300