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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz in 4 segments 80-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 10 W PEP, AM: 2.5 W (4 W typical) 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (117 V DC) Mains Mains
Current RX - - ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? ? 7.70 kg (17.0 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HX-000030 HEATHKIT-HX-000011 HEATHKIT-SB-000300