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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 68-88 or 146-174 or 174-255 or 378-470 MHz depending on version 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
? < 0.3 uV (12 dB SINAD) ETS
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 68-88 or 146-174 or 174-255 or 378-470 MHz depending on version 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   FM  
RF-output 0-100 W 1-10 or 25 W 1-25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 10.8-15.6 VDC
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 20xx
Dimensions 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
? 176 × 56 × 177 mm
(6.93 × 2.20 × 6.97 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 62 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR depending on version Voice encryption and trunking options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) MOTOROLA-MC-MICRO MOTOROLA-GM-000340