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HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 140-150 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 140-150 MHz 80-10m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A 20A @ 120V, 10A @ 240V
TX - Max 8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1970 and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 140 × 38 × 172 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.77 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 21.70 kg (47.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040B SANTEC-FM-000240 HEATHKIT-SB-000220