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Desktop Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 30 m 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
≤ 0.5 μV @ 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
?
Filters ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion + DSP ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
?
Image rejection ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB ?
Audio output ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + 30 m 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 25 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) 0.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 12 V DC ±10%
Current RX 500 mA max 1.25 A ?
TX 5 A max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx in USA Between 2010 and 20xx in USA Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 250 × 101 × 290 mm
(9.84 × 3.98 × 11.42 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
100 × 22 × 85 mm
(3.94 × 0.87 × 3.35 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features ? IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Display can be flipped 180° which allows for mounting upside down
Accessories ? ? PRG-GB1: Programming cable and software
MPN TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000022-(579) TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599) MIDLAND-GB000001