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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   SSB  
RF-output 10 W 100 W ? W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains / 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in USA Between 1977 and 1980
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
432 × 133 × 476 mm
(17.01 × 5.24 × 18.74 in)
?
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Full QSK Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS. P.A.
Noise limiter / noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100S TEN-TEC-ORION-II-(000566) RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000458