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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 180W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1967 and 1970 in USA Between 1966 and 1970 in USA
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
? 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' HEATHKIT-SB-000101 HEATHKIT-SB-000301