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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 387 ~ USD 416
USD 387 ~ USD 816
EUR 242
Rating 1 review 5 reviews
HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
Selectivity ? ?
Filters 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz 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 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output 100 W 0-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x Between 1987 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
Weight ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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)
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-CORSAIR-II TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585)