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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
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
0.495–999.990MHz MHz HF
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
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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
144–146 / 430–440MHz HF
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 5.5-11.5V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 400 mA ? ?
TX 18 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
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Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Noise Blanker
Clarifier
Accessories Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) ICOM-IC-E000080D YAESU-FT-000125C