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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-48 MHz in five bands 0.56-35 MHz in 4 bands 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Single conversion Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1.5 W, external speaker required 2 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 105-130V AC 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 300 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1935 and 193x in USA Between 1950 and 1956 in USA Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions ? 419 × 298 × 209 mm
(16.50 × 11.73 × 8.23 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight ? ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000007-SUPER-SKYRIDER NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000125 NASA-TARGET-HF000003