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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Marine Shortwave 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  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? Short term: 5 Hz, long term: 25 Hz (o°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? MF: ≥ 16 dB / 1 µV
HF: ≥ 10 dB / 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 300 Hz @ -6 dB / 2700 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 10.6085 / 16.6085 MHz
2nd: 600 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 4 W / 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Proprietary
Impedance ? ? 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4R20 / D) Mains, 12/24 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
296 × 192 × 68 mm
(11.65 × 7.56 × 2.68 in)
?
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 1.72 kg (3.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 45 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features - Digital clock with alarm/timer Stereo cassette player LCD frequency readout
2182 kHz watchkeeping channel
10-digit keypad
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. ROBERTS-RC-000828 SAILOR-R001119