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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 118-136 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ?
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9 V DC
Current RX 70 W ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
62 × 116 × 29 mm
(2.44 × 4.57 × 1.14 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VFO
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000537