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Military Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
80-15 m ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output 2 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-15 m 225-400 MHz
Modulations - USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output ? 50~60 W 50 W (10 W input)

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50-80Ω 40-100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC 115 V AC, 60 Hz
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 50 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1966 and 1970 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
483 × 178 × 457 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 17.99 in)
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 36.30 kg (80.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? Eimac X165Z final
Can be converted to 116-150 MHz
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 SBE-SB-000034 MILITARY-AM-006155-/-GRT-22