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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz, 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 10cm internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) - 26.965-27.255 MHz, 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   - AM  
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 ? 3.5 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC Mains ?
Current RX 0.9 A ? ?
TX 22 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 1963 and 196x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
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Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND HANDIC-003605