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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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
26.065-28.305 MHz
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
26.065-28.305 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle 18 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
180 × 63 × 218 mm
(7.09 × 2.48 × 8.58 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
AM/FM/SSB/CW
Accessories Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) SUPERSTAR-002000