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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 50-52 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less then 1 mV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? ±3kHz at 6dB down, less then ±12kHz at 50dB down
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 5745 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 W @ 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 50-52 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? 100 W 10

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12V DC or mains (160 W max)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 14 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 1974 and 19xx in East Germany Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? ? 308 × 130 × 235 mm
(12.13 × 5.12 × 9.25 in)
Weight ? 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAR-SR-000700A RFT-000215 LAFAYETTE-HA-000460