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Base Station HF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.53-2039 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz
Filters Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   - CW  
RF-output 20-100 W ? 30 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other RS-232C - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14 V DC 4 × LR6 or external 12V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX 20 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
66 × 155 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.10 × 1.57 in)
?
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 410 gr (14.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Band scope Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562 YUPITERU-MVT-009000MKII TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021/DIGITAL-(574)