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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-470 (512?) MHz 11m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 11m
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 1975 and 197x Between 1964 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
? 305 × 127 × 216 mm
(12.01 × 5.00 × 8.50 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? Illuminated S-Meter
Squelch control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000301 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000016 LAFAYETTE-HE-000020C