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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-20 m 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 10-20 m 144-148 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 52Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12, 28 V DC or mains 11-16V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? Max 0.6 A ?
TX ? Max 2.7 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in USA 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 ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000001 DRAKE-TR-000072 HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO