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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz - 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.5-30 MHz 2 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC 2 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.5 V DC ?
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX - 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 196x and 196x
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3 YAESU-FT-000757GX POLYTRONICS-POLYCOM-000002