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Amateur Base Station Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 29-54/137-174/406-512 MHz 10-80 m 1.7-34 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m ?
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC, 4×AA Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 68 × 162 × 40 mm
(2.68 × 6.38 × 1.57 in)
400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
?
Weight 230 gr (8.1 oz) 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000027-(NEWER) SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 HALLICRAFTERS-SKYRIDER-000023