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General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-912 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep RCA (Tulip) KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50/600Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX 30 W @ 110 VAC ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 Between 2002 and 200x in USA Between 1985 and 198x
Dimensions 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
? 270 × 89 × 203 mm
(10.63 × 3.50 × 7.99 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) ? 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 2 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS. Weather
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120 TEN-TEC-ORION-(000565) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000800XLT