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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Remote Linear Master Oscillator / VFO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C ? ≤ 100 Hz per hour after warmup
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   All mode  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   All mode  
RF-output 0-100 W 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? External PSU or main unit
Current RX 2 A ? -
TX 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1967 and 1970 in USA
Dimensions 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
? 254 × 171 × 279 mm
(10.00 × 6.73 × 10.98 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 62 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) REGENCY-CR-000230 HEATHKIT-SB-000640