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General

HAM bands 6m  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 200 Hz per hour after warm-up Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 25 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz) 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   USB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB 1 µV for 15 dB S/N AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity 6 dB BW: 32 kHz minimum
60 dB BW: 100 kHz maximum
70 dB BW: 120 kHz maximum
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 6 kHz @ -60 dB 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 2305 kHz 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output 4 mW across 1000 ohms 1 W into 8 ohm 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz) -
Modulations FM   USB   -
RF-output 1.6-4.0 W 200 W PEP -

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette) ? Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1840 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-AN/PRC-000770 HEATHKIT-HW-000032 EDDYSTONE-000730/8