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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution ? ?

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
10-80 m 1600-4200 kHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms ? ?

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
10-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC ?V DC 12 V DC or internal batteries
Current RX 400 mA ? 100-300 mA
TX 18 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
? 492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
? 12 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) TEN-TEC-TRITON-IV-DIGITAL-(000544) SAILOR-R000103