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General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 100Hz kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
150 kHz - 28 MHz in 10 bands 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? optional CW filter
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM) Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 700 kHz
2nd: 85 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output Internal speaker External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
- 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 20 W, Low: 1 W ? SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC Mains (115/230 V AC) or 110/220 V DC ?
Current RX 400-800 mA ? ?
TX Max 5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 196x and 196x in (Late sixties) Between 1970 and 1970
Dimensions 162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
195 × 126 × 198 mm
(7.68 × 4.96 × 7.80 in)
?
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 35.40 kg (78.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
Accessories Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000750XX MARCONI-ATALANTA-002207C ROBYN-000500