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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
VHF airband receiver

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
25-30 MHz 108-143 / 220-400 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   AM  
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
25-30 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle 40 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC ? 12 V DC
Current RX 400 mA ? 300 mA max
TX 18 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
197 × 57 × 273 mm
(7.76 × 2.24 × 10.75 in)
?
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
? Backlit LCD display
Accessories Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) MAGNUM-DELTAFORCE SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000535-(VERSION-2)