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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 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 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-823 / 849-869 / 894-1000 MHz
Modulations 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 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 0-100 W 50/15/5 W (approx.)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 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 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 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
Features 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-PARAGON-(000585) ICOM-ID-000880H