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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 1.2 A
TX ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 ALINCO-DX-000701