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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30 bands 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz ? ?
Selectivity 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 1 watt 4 Ohm ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output - ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.5 A Max 100 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 20xx and 201x
Dimensions 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
?
Weight 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features DSP ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000350 MARCONI-H002301 PRESIDENT-TOMMY