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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transverter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-33 MHz in 6 bands 160-10 m 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2075/1550 kHz
2nd: 50 kHz (!)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 10 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output ? 100 W on all bands SSB/CW: 16 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 12-16 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.8 A ?
TX - Max 19 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1955 in USA Between 197x and 198x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 508 × 235 × 444 mm
(20.00 × 9.25 × 17.48 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
Weight 34.00 kg (75.0 lbs) ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in speaker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000088 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA KENWOOD-TV-000502