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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-62 MHz in 6 bands 14 kHz - 30 MHz 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
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Selectivity ? 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 1938 in USA Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1936 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
Weight ? ? 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication
Features ? ? BFO
Accessories ? ? LS-3 external speaker
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000016-SUPER-SKYRIDER RFT-EKD-000100 MILITARY-BC-000344