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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm per °C ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
?
Selectivity ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
?
Filters ? ? XTAL-filter was added in later versions
Receiver system ? Single conversion Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz 465 kHz
Image rejection ? 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 10% THD 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: ? mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 75/400Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6V DC internal or 13.8V DC external Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available Mains
Current RX ? 77 mA typical ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 20xx Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1932 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 40 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.57 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
Weight ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DCS Theft alarm and experimental mosquito repel feature! ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000196T EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO