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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz or more
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 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
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Selectivity 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
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Filters ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion + DSP ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
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Image rejection ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB ?
Audio output ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m 26.965-27.405 MHz or more
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 30 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) 12 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15% ?
Current RX ? 1.25 A ?
TX ? 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 2010 and 20xx in USA Between and
Dimensions ? 216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
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Weight ? 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Full QSK IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
40, 120, 160 or 200 memory channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021/DIGITAL-(574) TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599) COLT-EXCALIBUR