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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Not applicable Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz ? 545 kHz - 20 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 5 / 7 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 3.5-29.7 MHz -
Modulations - All mode   -
RF-output ? 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 12-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 15 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1982 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1931 and 1932 in USA
Dimensions 360 × 165 × 235 mm
(14.17 × 6.50 × 9.25 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
?
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Mute Line, ANL, Dial Lamp, Standby, Fine Tuning, Key Input Jack, Attenuator, Antenna Trimmer, Preselector, Dial Lamp Switch, Record Jack, AGC. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000302 KENWOOD-TL-000120 HAMMARLUND-COMET