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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 3W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12 V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX ? 150 mA max Max 1.5 A
TX ? 1 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions ? 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-001220 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538)