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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m. over operating temperature
Tuning steps ? 10, 100, 1000 Hz, speed sensitive, VFO Lock

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-33 MHz 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? Typical receiver sensitivity: < 1 µV
SSB Better than 0.7uv (0.5 µV Typ), 2.4 kHz, 10 dB SINAD
AM : Better than 4 µV, (2.0 µV Typ) 30% Mod, 6 kHz BW, 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 100 built-in DSP filters from 100 – 6000 Hz BW Standard 2.5 kHz roofing filter included
Receiver system ? DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.0018 MHz
2nd: 22.2 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? 74 dB typical
Audio output ? 1.3 Watts into 8 ohm, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 1 - 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.5-14 V DC
Current RX ? 550 mA
TX - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 194x Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 565 × 280 × 305 mm
(22.24 × 11.02 × 12.01 in)
165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
Accessories ? ?
MPN RME-000045B TEN-TEC-000539