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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld 6m Transceiver | DX Handy
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution ? Channelized

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
50-50.5 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) 0.5 µV (15 dB S/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
50-50.5 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle 1 W max ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 8.4-9 V DC ?
Current RX 400 mA 70 mA ?
TX 18 A max 620 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 710 gr (1.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
?
Accessories Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) AEA-MX-000006S TRAM-XL000100