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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ±50 Hz over an eight hour period at constant ambient temperature and humidity after 2 hours from switching on. Better than 50 Hz per degree Centigrade at constand humidity after 2 hours from switching on.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.005-30 MHz 0.98-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
CW / SSB: 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
AM / DSB: 30% modulated at 400 Hz: 3 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
0.5-13 kHz
Filters ? ? 0.2 / 1.2 / 3.0 / 6.5 / 13 kHz
Receiver system XTAL Digital signal processing ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
100 kHz
Image rejection ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ?
Audio output ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 10 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts Mains (100-125 / 200-250V) or 21-27V DC
Current RX 350 mA ? 10 VA approx.
TX 2.3 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 1972 and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 170 × 60 × 230 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.06 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
406 × 89 × 482.5 mm
(15.98 × 3.50 × 19.00 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT
DSP
Automatic Gain Control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-007100 TEN-TEC-RX-000340 RACAL-RA-001217