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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz 0.22 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz 70 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB typical > 60 dB ?
Audio output 1 watt 4 Ohm 2.5 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz
(142-149.885 MHz)
26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output - 10 / 25 W ? W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12-16 V DC ?
Current RX 1.5 A 300-600 mA ?
TX - 3-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 200x and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
130 × 32 × 140 mm
(5.12 × 1.26 × 5.51 in)
?
Weight 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features DSP CTCSS and DTMF
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000350 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000252 CRAIG-004201