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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Power Supply
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
- 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? 10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
- 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle ? 150 mW / 1.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains (120 / 240 V AC) 5.5-11 V DC
Current RX 400 mA - 150 mA
TX 18 A max - 550 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies) Between 1985 and 198x
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
? 60 × 158 × 38 mm
(2.36 × 6.22 × 1.50 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ? 370 gr (13.1 oz) with BA-2
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
? ?
Accessories Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) HEATHKIT-HWA-002036-3 DAIWA-MT-000020