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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
Image rejection >90 dB! ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0-100 W 100 W SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 16.7/150 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 2 A max ? Max 2.2 A
TX 20 A max ? Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 2002 and 200x in USA Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
? 410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 127 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. DSP Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS. DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) TEN-TEC-ORION-(000565) YAESU-FT-000920AF