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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

Current value
USD 140
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands 545 kHz - 20 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 1931 and 1932 in USA
Dimensions 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
?
Weight 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO ?
Accessories LS-3 external speaker ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-000344 HAMMARLUND-COMET