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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 2MHz - 3.0 GHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
Selectivity ? ? Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
Filters ? 2.4 kHz (300/500 Hz optional) + audio filters ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz
Audio output ? ? Line + Headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 200 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 12V DC 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply
Current RX 300 mA ? 36W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Hong Kong Between 1980 and 1982 Between 2009 and in USA
Dimensions ? 295 × 120 × 381 mm
(11.61 × 4.72 × 15.00 in)
190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
Weight ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-126 TEN-TEC-DELTA-(000580) TEN-TEC-RX-000400