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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Deluxe HF Antenna Tuner

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   All mode  
RF-output 0-100 W 3.5 W 200 / 2000 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? ?
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
? 368 × 352 × 146 mm
(14.49 × 13.86 × 5.75 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ? 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 62 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) KRACO-002445FM HEATHKIT-SA-002060A