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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  15m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz - 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
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
? ≤ 0.25 µV / 0.28 µV
Selectivity 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
? 70 / 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) ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 80/40/15m 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? 75W (?) 5 / 2 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts 12V DC or mains 7.4V, 1200mAh (Li-Ion Battery)
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
254 × 114 × 165 mm
(10.00 × 4.49 × 6.50 in)
119 × 55 × 33 mm
(4.69 × 2.17 × 1.30 in)
Weight 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) ? 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features PBT
DSP
? Water Protection Class IP66
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000340 TEN-TEC-TX-000100 HYTERA-TC-000610