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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
<.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz ?
Selectivity ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz ?
Filters 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
?
Image rejection ≥ 80 dB >60 dB typical ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 4 ohms 1 watt 4 Ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   - AM  
RF-output 0-100 W - ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains ?
Current RX 2 A 1.5 A ?
TX 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 62 channels in 1 bank(s) 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
DSP ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) TEN-TEC-RX-000350 CRAIG-004201