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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 25 / 30 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 143.5-149 MHz 50-54 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than .5 µV for 20 dB quieting
Squelch: Less than .4 µV
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
Selectivity ? More than +/- 7.5 kHz at -6 dB
Less than +/- 15 kHz at -60 dB
?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle Double Conversion SuperHeterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 325 mW at 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.5-149 MHz 50-54 / 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W 1-20/1-20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC SO-239
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8.4 V DC NiCd 12-14V DC
Current RX ? 25-180 mA 400 mA (no signal)
TX - 750-375 mA Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in USA Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
169 × 66 × 41 mm
(6.65 × 2.60 × 1.61 in)
216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 496 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery pack ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout, 1kHz precision Memory Lock out
Selectable Skip (stop 2 sec before resuming scan) or Hold (stop and hold) on busy frequency
Modifiable Band Scan
Selectable Power Level (300mW / 2.5 W)
Quick-Release Battery Pack
CTCSS encoder. IF-DSP with 35 built-in filters.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030D TEN-TEC-002591 TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2)