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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 500 cycles drift in first hour, after 15 minutes warm-up, and less than 100 cycles per hour thereafter
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 17 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-80 m - 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W (input) ? 100 W (AM 35 W)

Connections

Antenna - - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (117 V AC, 50/60 cycles)
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? - 350 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1965 in USA Between 1965 and 1968 Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
Weight ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? HA-16 VOX ADAPTOR
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000500-TORNADO HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000146 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000046