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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 45 mA ? ?
TX 650 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
? 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000022 HEATHKIT-SB-000303 HEATHKIT-SB-000300