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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? Not specified
Tuning steps Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution 5 / 12.5 kHz

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
29-54 / 108-174 / 410-512 / 806-950 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) 29-54 / 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.3 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms 350 mW, 8 ohms, 10% THD

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
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Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - External speaker

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12 V DC
Current RX 400 mA ?
TX 18 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 1990 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
230 × 57 × 165 mm
(9.06 × 2.24 × 6.50 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 1.38 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 50 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
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Accessories Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000855XLT