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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 5.95-6.55 / 9.45-10.05 / 11.45-12.05 / 14.95-15.55 / 17.45-18.05 / 21.45-22.05 / 25.45-26.05 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.3 kHz (SSB) XTAL-filter was added in later versions
Receiver system Transistor/tube hybrid. ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 120 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 52Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 25 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in USA Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1932 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 295 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 11.61 in)
346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
1/4 inch headphone jack
? ?
Accessories MS-4 external speaker ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000004 DRAKE-TR-000007 HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO