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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
8 Band - 20 W SSB/CW Transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N) (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
2-30 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) 0.3 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. 9 MHz 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms Large built-in speaker 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
3.5-4 / 5.3305-5.4035 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21.0-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 160-6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle SSB: 0.3-20 W, CW: 0.3-10 W 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12-12.6 V DC 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX 400 mA 320 mA max 1.7 A
TX 18 A max 2.7 A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 201x and 201x in Canada Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
180 × 58 × 200 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Kit Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
? Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) YOUKITS-TJ000005A FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400M