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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Scanner / Radio
Dual HF Power Meter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

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
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular) 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25   All mode  
Sensitivity From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal ?

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
- 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12-16 V DC ?
Current RX 400 mA ? ?
TX 18 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
191 × 108 × 165 mm
(7.52 × 4.25 × 6.50 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Detachable Remote Control Head w/ Magnet
Mount
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
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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) WHISTLER-WS001098 HEATHKIT-HM-002140