HF BLU

was built in France by L.M.T (Le Materiel Télefonique). HF BLU is a HF radio station, used in France by the army; and by the police as emergency radio.

The components are::

Mounting SG-214A [ <-- Click ]

TRX ER-243A [ <-- Click ]

Power amplifier AM-318A [ <-- Click ]

ATU BX-155A [ <-- Click ]

Depending on the arranging of the components and accessories, (for example the ER-243A as portable version needs a battery, antenna and carrying frame)- There are the following versions:

a 20W portable station (with battery or hand crank),

a 20W mobile station (supplied by the car battery)

a 100W mobile station (supplied by the car battery)

a 100W semi- fixed station (supplied by a PSU).

All the stations have the modes AM, SSB, or CW. The frequencies are chosen by decade switches. After changing the frequency, the ATU needs a tuning time of
20 seconds.

Frequency range:

1.5 .. 29.999 MHz

HF- output:

100 W PEP

Channels:

28500

Stored channels:

zero

Modes:

Speech: A3J, A3H, A3

CW: A2J, with optional adapter also F1

Sensitivity:

A3J: 1.5 µV @ 10 dB

A2J: 0.5 µV @ 10 dB

A3: 10 µV with a modulation of 50 %

Range:

Portable 20W, with 5m- whip antenna: 30 .. 50 km

Mobile 100W, with 5m- whip antenna: 100 .. 150 km

Powered by:

Portable: Battery 24V / 7Ah

mobile 22 .. 30 V

Antennas:

Whip antenna 5m

Dipole antenna up to 2 x 25 m

Handbook:

dates from 1980