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Base Station Marine Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-28 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
AM: 5 µV
CM: 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes Double / triple conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 5% THD 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 1000 / 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 25-28V DC 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz Mains
Current RX 3 A max 35 W 80 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1971 and 19xx Between 1962 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
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Weight 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features ? Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000392/URR DRAKE-MSR-000002 EDDYSTONE-000730/10