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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ?
Tuning steps Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
Modulations CW   SSB  
Sensitivity From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ?
Filters ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 9 MHz
Image rejection ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
Modulations CW   SSB  
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle

Connections

Antenna SO-239
Impedance 50Ω
Other -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC
Current RX 400 mA
TX 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station

Other features

Memories None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
Accessories Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545)