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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity ? 34 built-in filters with various characteristics ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   CW   SSB   AFSK   -
RF-output 100 W 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14V DC 4 AAs or 9 DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in USA Between 1999 and 200x in USA Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 432 × 133 × 476 mm
(17.01 × 5.24 × 18.74 in)
130 × 273 × 292 mm
(5.12 × 10.75 × 11.50 in)
?
Weight 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 425 gr (15.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS. PC-controlled. IF-DSP. 5 priority channels
2 second delay
lockout
weather
band search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ORION-II-(000566) TEN-TEC-PEGASUS-(000550) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000080XLT