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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 30 MHz 225-400 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -40 dB
Audio output ? ? 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 225-400 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   AM  
RF-output 100 W 1 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 150, 28, and 300 V DC 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? ? 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 62 channels in 1 bank(s) 1750 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
RS-232
? PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-PARAGON-II-(000586) MILITARY-AN/ARC-000045 SBE-TOUCH/COM 000040