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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable Amateur Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 8 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1950 and 1955 in USA Between 1936 and 1937 in USA
Dimensions ? 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
?
Weight ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
Passive AVC
11 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000104A HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000011