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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Antenna tuner
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m ? 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double direct conversion ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms ? 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 160-10m -
Modulations CW   All mode   -
RF-output 30-40 W 500 W PEP -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 35-75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains ? 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX ? ? 90-290 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in China
Dimensions 318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
? 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) ? 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK Built-in dummy load Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) YAESU-FC-000902 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT