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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-34 MHz in four bands 14-21 KHz / 0.085-30.3 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters Crystal ? 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system 8 tubes 19 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? External speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 52/600 Ω 60Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1958 Between 196x and 196x in Germany Between 1965 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 476 × 229 × 273 mm
(18.74 × 9.02 × 10.75 in)
550 × 350 × 380 mm
(21.65 × 13.78 × 14.96 in)
?
Weight 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 35.00 kg (77.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000099 SIEMENS-000745-E310 STAR-SR-000700E