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80-10 m Amateur Converter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-34 MHz in 4 bands 10-80 m 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Single conversion (8 tubes) ? -
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output Internal speaker ? -

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output - ? -

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Proprietary RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50-600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-125 V AC, 50/60 Hz) Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1956 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
? 146 × 133 × 119 mm
(5.75 × 5.24 × 4.69 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features •¼" Head. Jack • AVC ON/OFF • BFO • Bandspread • RF Gain • ANL • Mute Line • Speaker Terminals • Tone • Standby • Speaker ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000108 HEATHKIT-SB-000104 RME-MC-000055