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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  20m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 200 Hz per hour after warm-up ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz) 10-80 m
Modulations - USB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV for 15 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 6 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 2305 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz in 4 segments 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz) -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   USB   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 10 W PEP, AM: 2.5 W (4 W typical) 200 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (117 V DC) ? Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HX-000030 HEATHKIT-HW-000032 HEATHKIT-SB-000300