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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 0.5 %
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 30 MHz 500 kHz - 30.6 MHz in 5 bands 620-205 m / 1.4-3.8 / 3.7-10.6 / 10.5-30.6 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W External speaker or headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 70Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Batteries Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX ? 2.5 A 45 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1949 and 195x in Great Britain Between 1950 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 62 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Military communication
Features Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
RS-232
Automatic volume control BFO
S-meter socket
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-PARAGON-II-(000586) EDDYSTONE-000710 EDDYSTONE-000740