SR-209

Astro Communications, Gaithersburg.

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  • Year
  • 1965 ??
  • Category
  • Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 174647
    • alternative name: ACL

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 Technical Specifications

  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115; 230 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: SR-209 - Astro Communications,
  • Shape
  • Rack
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 19 x 3.5 x 15.1 inch / 483 x 89 x 384 mm
  • Notes
  • ACL SR-209 VHF/UHF-Receiver: coverage depending on installed tuning heads in the range of 30 - 2000 MHz, modes AM, FM, CW, PAM.
    In the standard configuration, the 3,5 inch height set includes the receiver main module and two interchangeable tuning heads or one tuning head and a display unit. The whole set is of modular construction:
    Tuning heads:
    SH-201P: 30 - 100 MHz
    SH-202P: 90 - 300 MHz
    SH-203P: 250 - 500 MHz
    SH-204P: 490 - 1000 MHz
    SH-205P: 990 - 2000 MHz.
    Plug-in Display Unit:
    SDU-102P: 1" x 3" CRT display to provide a visual display of the activity around the signal received.
    Optional plug-in battery pack:
    BP-201P: rechargeable NiCd battery pack providing +12, -12, +24 V DC power.
    Plug-in IF-amplifier / Demodulator Boards:
    IF-210-20: 20 kHz IF bandwidth,
    IF-210-XXX: the last three digits stand for the IF bandwidth,
    the provided optional boards are 60 / 100 / 300 / 500 / 2000 / 3000 / 4000 kHz.
    Other modules are:
    AGC-202-2: plug-in AGC amplifier board (standard board)
    VA-202-1: plug-in Video amplifier board (standard board)
    AA-101: plug-in Audio Amplifier board (standard board)
    COR-201: plug-in COR (carrier operated relay, similar to squelch operation) board (standard board).
    PS-103: power supply board providing + 12 / - 12 V DC
    PS-104: power supply board providing + 24 V DC.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 30 lb (30 lb 0 oz) / 13.620 kg
  • Source of data
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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