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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   -
RF-output 0-100 W 3.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? ?
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
175 × 48 × 203 mm
(6.89 × 1.89 × 7.99 in)
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Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 62 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) LAFAYETTE-LM-000200-AM/FM MIDLAND-000013-888