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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54.32 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB
Filters ? ? > 30 kHz (-6 dB)
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W (external speaker required) 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10, 11, 15, 20, 40 & 80 m - 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations CW   - FM  
RF-output 10 W ? 1 / 15 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 105-120V AC 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max)
Current RX ? ? 60 mA (24V)
TX ? - 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1963 and 1964 in USA Between 196x and 198x in Germany
Dimensions 324 × 178 × 197 mm
(12.76 × 7.01 × 7.76 in)
400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
Weight 7.26 kg (16.0 lbs) ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) transceiver + control box
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000075 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140 MILITARY-SEM-000025