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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  60m  40m  20m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 20-80 m All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals 17 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 20-80 m All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) 25 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) Separate PSU 12/24 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 197x and 198x in Denmark
Dimensions 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
? 320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 61 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 SAILOR-RT000144C