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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 2m 10-160 m + WARC 20-80 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity ? Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 2m 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 20-100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - RS-232C -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14 V DC Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX ? 1.5 A 16 W
TX ? 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx in USA Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-001200 TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1