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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld 2m Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 15 / 25 / 30 kHz 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 143.5-149 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? Better than .5 µV for 20 dB quieting
Squelch: Less than .4 µV
0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? More than +/- 7.5 kHz at -6 dB
Less than +/- 15 kHz at -60 dB
better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Conversion SuperHeterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 325 mW at 8 ohms 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 143.5-149 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   FM  
RF-output 60 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W 150 mW / 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8.4 V DC NiCd 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd)
Current RX - 25-180 mA 60 mA (24V)
TX ? 750-375 mA 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in USA Between 196x and 19xx in Germany
Dimensions ? 169 × 66 × 41 mm
(6.65 × 2.60 × 1.61 in)
359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
Weight ? 496 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery pack 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Memory Lock out
Selectable Skip (stop 2 sec before resuming scan) or Hold (stop and hold) on busy frequency
Modifiable Band Scan
Selectable Power Level (300mW / 2.5 W)
Quick-Release Battery Pack
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EICO-000720 TEN-TEC-002591 MILITARY-SEM-000035