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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution Channelized ?

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
26.965-27.405 MHz 0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) ? HF 9kHz-52MHz MDS: -132dBm @ 14MHz, Clipping lev -8dBm
FM 74-108MHz sensitivity <2uV 12dB SINAD @ 98MHz, Clip lev -3dBm
VHF 135-160MHz MDS -137dBm @ 145MHz, Clipping Level -19dBm
Selectivity ? ? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms ? ?

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
26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   -
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle 3.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8 V DC 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 400 mA ? ?
TX 18 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
? 110 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.33 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ? 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
- Separate inputs Antenna for HF / 6m and FM / VHF / Bypass
WFM Stereo decoder with RDS decoder
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
- ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) COMMANDER-TX-000025 ELAD-FDM-S000002