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Mobile VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. +/- 0.5 p.p.m. over operating temperature
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz 10, 100, 1000 Hz, speed sensitive, VFO Lock

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (2m band) 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Typical receiver sensitivity: < 1 µV
SSB Better than 0.7uv (0.5 µV Typ), 2.4 kHz, 10 dB SINAD
AM : Better than 4 µV, (2.0 µV Typ) 30% Mod, 6 kHz BW, 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
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Filters ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k 100 built-in DSP filters from 100 – 6000 Hz BW Standard 2.5 kHz roofing filter included
Receiver system ? Double conversion + DSP DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
1st: 9.0018 MHz
2nd: 22.2 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB 74 dB typical
Audio output ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD 1.3 Watts into 8 ohm, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) 1 - 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC ±15% 9.5-14 V DC
Current RX ? 1.25 A 550 mA
TX - 20 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2010 and 20xx in USA Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
Weight ? 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 12 crystal controlled channels IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-ASV-001515 TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599) TEN-TEC-000539