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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 136-174 Mhz (VHF Lo version)
240-260 Mhz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 Mhz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 Mhz (UHF Hi version)
0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity ? 25 or 12.5 kHz SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ≥60dB 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output ? ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 136-174 Mhz (VHF Lo version)
240-260 Mhz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 Mhz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 Mhz (UHF Hi version)
160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output 200 W (PEP input) VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.25 A
TX ? ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 107.95 × 146.05 × 355.6 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.00 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Keypad lock
Reverse Frequency Function (Shift)
IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-D-(000546) PUXING-PX-000328 TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT)