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General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 3.4-30.2 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.75 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? 4.2 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 7.8 MHz 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - AM   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W (PEP) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 11.7-15.9 V DC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 2 A 90 VA
TX - 3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1971 in USA Between 1978 and 1979 in Taiwan Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 405 × 178 × 356 mm
(15.94 × 7.01 × 14.02 in)
232 × 65 × 275 mm
(9.13 × 2.56 × 10.83 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 3.55 kg (7.8 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PA
ANL
Noise Blanker
RF & Mic gain
SWR-meter
Tone
Dimmer
Scanning
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000215 PRESIDENT-ADAMS EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II