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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
? 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
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output ? ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 144-148 MHz 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 0.9 A ? 1.25 A
TX 22 A max ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
? 216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) ? 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
? IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 TEN-TEC-001220 TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT)