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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
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Portable Amateur Receiver

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 ? 9 / 10 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 0.150-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 9V DC (6R20/D + 2R6/AA) Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions 330 × 178 × 184 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.24 in)
293 × 160 × 60 mm
(11.54 × 6.30 × 2.36 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? 1.75 kg (3.9 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Portable

Other features

Memories ? 15 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock. RF gain BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038A SANGEAN-ATS-000803 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R