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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur Base Station Antenna tuner

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-62 MHz in 6 bands 15,5-26,6 / 23,5-41 / 37,5-65 / 64-115 meter
110-175 / 170-300 / 290 - 570 meter optional
1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes TRF with regeneration ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 + 45 + 135 + 180 V 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? ? < 500 mA
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 1938 in USA Between 1929 and 1935 in USA Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? ? 200 × 40 × 130 mm
(7.87 × 1.57 × 5.12 in)
Weight ? ? 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 16000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? External PSU: National 3580B ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000016-SUPER-SKYRIDER NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000004 MAT-TUNER-MAT-M000030