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HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 25-1300 MHz (except cellular)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? FM
28-54: 0.4μV
137-174: 0.4μV
216-224.995: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.4μV
764-775.9875: 0.5μV
794-823.9875: 0.5μV
849.0125-868.9875: 0.5μV
894.0125-956: 0.5μV
1240-1300: 0.8μV
AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.9950: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.0μV
225-319.9875: 1.0μV
320-399.9875: .1.0μV
W-FM (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
179.750–215.750 MHz: 0.8 μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 265.55/380.75 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 75 dB (at 162.4 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 470 mA max
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x Between 2005 and 200x in USA Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 432 × 133 × 476 mm
(17.01 × 5.24 × 18.74 in)
187 × 56 × 152 mm
(7.36 × 2.20 × 5.98 in)
Weight ? 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 270 channels/second
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 TEN-TEC-CORSAIR-II TEN-TEC-ORION-II-(000566) RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000160