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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-1.64 / 2-5.5 / 6-16.4 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on
TX - Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1964 Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 267 × 127 × 191 mm
(10.51 × 5.00 × 7.52 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000119-SKY-BUDDY-II YAESU-FT-000902DM