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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 10-80m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 180W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? ?
TX Max 2.7 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1967 and 1970 in USA Between 1966 and 1970 in USA
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
? 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000072 HEATHKIT-SB-000101 HEATHKIT-SB-000301