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Base Station Marine Receiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

Current value
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
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Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz-30 MHz divided into 11 bands 20-80 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity ? 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 48050 kHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50/200Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX ? 16 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx in USA Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 480 × 133 × 356 mm
(18.90 × 5.24 × 14.02 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Marine / Navy Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN DRAKE-RR-000003 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1