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Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 30 m 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
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + 30 m 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
Modulations - CW   SSB  
RF-output 25 W 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12V DC
Current RX 500 mA max 400 mA
TX 5 A max 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx in USA Between 1978 and 1980 in USA
Dimensions 250 × 101 × 290 mm
(9.84 × 3.98 × 11.42 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
Accessories ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
MPN TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000022-(579) TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545)