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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  15m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 17 m -
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.25µV typical for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
4 pole crystal ladder filter (1 kHz nominal bandwidth) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superhet, JFET mixer ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 300 mW @ 4 ohms. Built-in 4" speaker in top of cabinet. ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 17 m 80/40/15m
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 3W 75W (?)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 12-14V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 35-80mA -
TX - 800mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
152 × 70 × 152 mm
(5.98 × 2.76 × 5.98 in)
254 × 114 × 165 mm
(10.00 × 4.49 × 6.50 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250 TEN-TEC-001317 TEN-TEC-TX-000100