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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 2609-19355 kHz
(526-2727 kHz optional)
2 m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 2 m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External power supply ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1930 and 1934 in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 2005 and 200x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 432 × 133 × 476 mm
(17.01 × 5.24 × 18.74 in)
Weight ? ? 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000005 SANTEC-ST-000142 TEN-TEC-ORION-II-(000566)