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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? XTAL-filter was added in later versions
Receiver system ? XTAL Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-148 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 80 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? Max 0.6 A ?
TX Max 15 A Max 2.7 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1932 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000005 DRAKE-TR-000072 HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO