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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 91
USD 168
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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 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 45 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan
Dimensions 464 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.27 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs) 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
Accessories ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000133 KENWOOD-000009R-59DS