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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 10-80 m 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   ISB   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) <0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz 25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? Double direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations - CW   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? 30-40 W Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 35-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 12V DC or mains 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX Max 40 W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1992 in Sweden Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ISB option. Full QSK CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
PC programmable
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SRT-CR000091 TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) PUXING-PX-000728