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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C 2.5 ppm (10C to +60C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-823 / 849-869 / 894-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD) < 0.18 ?V
DV (BER 1%) < 0.35 ?V
Selectivity ? ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 80 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 4 ohms More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 100 W 0-100 W 50/15/5 W (approx.)

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 15%
Current RX ? 2 A 1.2 A max
TX ? 20 A 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in USA Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 62 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
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. Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ORION-(000565) TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) ICOM-ID-000880H