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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 1.5-30 MHz 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Unpublished AM
< 1,5 MHz: 5 µV
1,5 - 30 MHz: < 1 µV
SSB
< 1,5 MHz: 1 µV
1,5 - 30 MHz: < 0,5 µV
?
Selectivity Unpublished AM: 7 / 13 kHz (-6 / -30 dB)
SSB 4 / 8 kHz (-6 / -30 dB)
?
Filters L/C ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes, Single conversion, oscillating IF Wadley Loop Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 2.5 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic Built-in telescopic
Impedance 52-600Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) Mains / 12 V DC / 8 × UM-1 cells Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX 30 W @ 110 V AC ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions 330 × 190 × 225 mm
(12.99 × 7.48 × 8.86 in)
340 × 156 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.14 × 11.42 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clarify control BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038D STANDARD-C-006500 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R