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Electronic Clock

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? ? -

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. ? -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) -
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W -

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) Mains (120 / 240 V AC)
Current RX ? 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) 6.5 W
TX - Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1973 and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
178 × 64 × 127 mm
(7.01 × 2.52 × 5.00 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full six digits display
12 / 24 hour format
Seven minute interval snooze
Accessories ? ? -
MPN COMMANDER-000155 YAESU-FT-000101ZD HEATHKIT-GC-001005