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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m - All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   - FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >90 dB! ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 0-100 W AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) 25 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC Mains 12/24 V DC
Current RX 2 A max 3 A @ 117 VAC ?
TX 20 A max ? 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 1974 and 1978 Between 197x and 198x in Denmark
Dimensions 375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features RS-232C. DSP ? Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) YAESU-FL-000101 SAILOR-RT000144AC