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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz 130-175 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   CW   SSB   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)
FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection >90 dB! ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 0-100 W 10 W 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC 13.8V DC or mains 5-16 V DC
Current RX 2 A max Max 1.4 A 12 mA
TX 20 A max Max 2.9 A 350-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 185 gr (6.5 oz) without battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. DSP ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) BRAUN-SE-000401 ALAN-CT-000170