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General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.01 %, crystal controlled ?
Tuning steps ? 40 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 30-180 MHz in 5 bands 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity 1 µV (10 dB S/N) N-AM, band 1-4: 2.5 µV
N-AM, band 5: 5 µV
FM, band 1-4: 2 µV
FM, band 5: 4 µV
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Selectivity 4 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB) without Q-multiplier
1.6 kHz (-6 dB) with Q-multiplier
Narrow-band: 0.3-3 kHz
Wide-band: 0.03-15 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Single / Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 21.4 / 3.4 MHz ?
Image rejection ? Band 1-4: 80 dB, band 5: 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 500 mW or AF output socket ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50/400 Ω 60Ω 50 Ω
Other - Dezifix B (R&S) -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 110 VA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 Between 196x and 196x in West Germany Between 2005 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 381 × 177.8 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.00 × 10.00 in)
540 × 234 × 378 mm
(21.26 × 9.21 × 14.88 in)
432 × 133 × 476 mm
(17.01 × 5.24 × 18.74 in)
Weight 9.53 kg (21.0 lbs) 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
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.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000030-(KT-320) ROHDE-SCHWARZ-ESM-000180 TEN-TEC-ORION-II-(000566)