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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 28-29.699 MHz 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
Selectivity ? ? ± 3 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.699 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12 V DC or 8 × C cells
Current RX ? ? 35 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1962 and 1968 in USA
Dimensions 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000301 DRAGON-SS-000497P HEATHKIT-GC-000001A-'MOHICAN'