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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

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 ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-44 MHz in 4 bands 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 6 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 4 kW (5kW max)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) Mains
Current RX ? 45 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1942 in USA Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
320 × 167.5 × 107 mm
(12.60 × 6.59 × 4.21 in)
Weight ? 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 109.50 kg (241.6 lbs) Floor console + control unit
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 6 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
RS232C
USB
SteppIR interface
6 × antenna switch
3cx3000a7 triode power tube
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019R-SKY-BUDDY KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KOJINSHA-KL-000001