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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

Current value
USD 63 ~ USD 165
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? XTAL-filter was added in later versions
Receiver system Superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output External speaker / headphones required 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 1932 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions ? 527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
Weight ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007 HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO