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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - - 50-54 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80m / 6m / 2m 50-54 / 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 75 W, CW: 90 W 50 W (input) 1-20/1-20 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50/500 Ω 50/500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12-14V DC
Current RX - - 400 mA (no signal)
TX ? ? Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions ? 235 × 337 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 13.27 × 8.50 in)
216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS encoder. IF-DSP with 35 built-in filters.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HARVEY-WELLS-T-000090-BANDMASTER HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050A TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2)