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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-42 MHz in five bands 0.54-30 MHz 150-4000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes 11 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 CB channels, crystal controlled -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX ? ? 100-300 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 1967 and 1969 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions ? 420 × 228 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 8.98 × 9.13 in)
335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000009-SUPER-SKYRIDER HAMMARLUND-HQ-000205 SAILOR-000046T