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Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 30 m 10-160 m 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 ? ? 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 ? ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output ? ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + 30 m 10-160 m 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output 25 W 200 W (PEP input) 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 500 mA max ? 1.25 A
TX 5 A max ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 250 × 101 × 290 mm
(9.84 × 3.98 × 11.42 in)
107.95 × 146.05 × 355.6 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.00 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ? 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000022-(579) TEN-TEC-OMNI-D-(000546) TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT)