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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   SSB   USB  
Sensitivity < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
? ?
Selectivity 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Digital signal processing ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   SSB   USB  
RF-output ? ? 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts ? ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 1984 and 1987 Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
75 × 200 × 49 mm
(2.95 × 7.87 × 1.93 in)
185 × 56 × 264 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 10.39 in)
Weight 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) 565 gr (1.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features PBT
DSP
? ASC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000340 ZODIAC-P-002104 PRESIDENT-JACKSON-II