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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop 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 Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob ? 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 20 & 40 m 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   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 20 & 40 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 RCA (Tulip) SMA
Impedance 35-75Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
? 55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight 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 Full QSK ? CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
PC programmable
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) TEN-TEC-PM-000003 PUXING-PX-000728