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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 100Hz kHz Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
0.02-170 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) 0.39 µV
Selectivity ? ? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
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Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX ? 400 mA ?
TX ? 18 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions ? 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
108 × 27 × 90 mm
(4.25 × 1.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight ? 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 2 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000750E TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) ELAD-FDM-S000001