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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 / 136-174 MHz 10-80m 10-80 m (Plug-in modules)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW) < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 10-80m 10-80 m (Plug-in modules)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-20/1-20 W 3W 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 12 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 400 mA (no signal) 150 mA max ?
TX Max 6 A 1 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 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. ? Built-in keye
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2) TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) TEN-TEC-SCOUT-(000555)