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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A
TX - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 1988 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Separate speaker. S-meter option ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000018-SKY-CHALLENGER-II ICOM-IC-000725