====== Eagle Model 599 ======
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===== Description =====
HF plus 6 meters transceiver along with general coverage receive. Dual VFO’s with SPLIT mode and 100 memories, passband tuning, adjustable AGC, variable CW offset, RIT, built in CTCSS tones for 6 meter FM and QSK.

===== Related Links =====
  *[[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TenTec_Eagle/|Eagle Yahoo Group]]

===== Specifications =====

==== General ====

  ***Microphone Connector:** 8-Pin
  ***Headphone Jack:** 1/4" Stereo, accepts mono or stereo plug.
  ***External CW Key Jack:** 1/8 " Stereo
  ***External Speaker Jack:** 1/8" Mono
  ***Aux DC Output Connector:** RCA x 2
  ***Frequency Range TX:** Ham Bands Only (160-6M)
  ***ACC Din Connector:** 8 PIN DIN Connector - Line In, Line Out, Aux PTT, Ext Key, Clock/Data/Enable, Ground
  ***DC Power Connector:** Power Pole
  ***Fuse:** Automotive Blade Style Fuse, 25 Amp 32V
  ***Frequency Range RX:** 500 kHz - 30 MHz and 50 - 54MHz. Specifications apply within Amateur Radio bands only.
  ***Tuning Step Size:** 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000
  ***Frequency Stability:** Maximum +/- 0.5 PPM over operating temperature
  ***Antenna Impedance:** 50 ohms nominal.
  ***Antenna Connectors:** 1 x SO-239 transceive
  ***Modes:** USB, LSB, CW, AM (optional), FM (optional)
  ***Memories:** 100
  ***Frequency Accuracy:** +-5Hz @25C, 1 Hz tuning resolution
  ***Supply Voltage Range:** 13.8V +/-15%
  ***Operating Temp. Range:** 0-50 degrees Celsius
  ***Dimensions (H x W x D):** 2.9" x 8.5" x 10.25" (excluding knobs and connectors)
  ***Weight:** 7.25 lbs with all options
  ***Construction:** Molded plastic front panel, aluminum chassis and texture painted steel covers
  ***PC Control Port:** USB (using CCS USB to UART Driver)
  ***Display:** Custom FSTN monochrome LCD
  ***Display Backlight:** 256 colors X 16 intensity levels

==== Receiver ====

  ***SSB Sensitivity:** Better than 0.7uV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD, preamp off
  ***AM Sensitivity:** Better than 4uV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD, preamp off
  ***FM Sensitivity:** Better than 2.2uV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD, preamp off
  ***Selectivity IF1:** 2.4khz standard, 9.0015 MHz, 2 options
  ***Selectivity IF2:** 30 KHz Lowpass filter
  ***Selectivity, DSP IF:** 127 built-in DSP filters from 100-15000 Hz BW
  ***Third Order Intercept Point (IP3):** Typical 20dBm @ 20kHz tone separation/2.4 kHz roofing filter, 17dBm @ 2kHz separation/600Hz roofing filter, S5 method, preamp off
  ***IMD3 Dynamic Range:** Typical 97dB/20kHz, 95dB/2kHz, 500Hz BW, calculated 2/3(IP3-Noise Floor), preamp off
  ***Blocking Dynamic Range:** 138dB/20kHz, 127dB/2kHz, 500 Hz BW, RF gain @ 12 o'clock, preamp off
  ***LO Phase Noise:** Typical -132dBc/Hz @ 20kHz, -121dBc/Hz @ 2kHz
  ***Noise Floor:** Typical -132dBm/500Hz BW/preamp on, -126dBm preamp off
  ***IF Frequencies:** 1st:9.0015 MHz, 2nd:22.5 kHz, 3rd:0Hz (DSP)
  ***IF Rejection:** Better than 70dB
  ***1st IF Image Rejection:** Better than 90dB/HF bands, 70dB/6M
  ***2nd IF Image Rejection:** Better than 73dB
  ***Other Spurious Response Rejection:** Rejection:>80dB
  ***Other Spurious Response Rejection:** Birdies: Typically less than -100dBm equivalent (no more than 5 birdies greater than -100dBm equivalent)
  ***Pass Band Tuning:** +/- 2.1kHz, 5Hz steps. Small dead zone for centering
  ***Attenuator:** 10 db
  ***Preamp:** Nominal 12 db
  ***Audio Output:** 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD
  ***RIT range:** +/- 8.2 kHz
  ***RIT Step size:** 10Hz
  ***S-Meter Reference:** S9 = 50 uV RMS
  ***TX>RX Recovery Time:** < 20 ms
  ***RX Headphone Output:** Designed for 16-32 ohms impedance headphones. Usable at 8 ohms
  ***AUX Audio Output:** 500 mv
  ***Auto Notch:** IF DSP, multi-tone
  ***RX Noise Reduction:** IF DSP, adjustable
  ***Noise Blanker:** Optional daughter board, 2 levels of blanking
  ***RX Current Drain:** 1.25 Amps
  ***General Coverage Receive:** degraded specs outside ham bands

==== Transmitter ====

  ***RF Power Output:** Adjustable, 5-100 W, +/- 1 dB
  ***CW & SSB Duty Cycle:** continuous service @ 100W
  ***AM,FM,AFSK,PSK Duty Cycle:** continuous service @100W, 50% duty cycle (Tx/Rx)
  ***CW/SSB TX Bandwidth:** 2.4kHz Filter
  ***AM TX Bandwidth:** 6k
  ***FM TX Bandwidth:** 15kHz Optional Filter
  ***Microphone Input Impedance:** >10 k-ohms at 1 kHz
  ***Microphone Sensitivity:** 1 mV RMS for full power output, internal gain adjustment, 9v dc power for electret elements
  ***FM Deviation:** +/- 5 kHz peak nominal
  ***AUX Level Input:** variable, 200mV nominal
  ***SSB Carrier Supression:** > 70 dB
  ***Unwanted Sideband Suppression:** > 60 dB at 1 kHz
  ***Harmonic & Spurious Outputs:** <-50dBc @100 W <30MHz; -60dB>30MHz; -43 dB <5 W
  ***T/R Switching:** PTT or VOX on SSB, AM, FM, QSK on CW
  ***CW Keyer Type:** Internal Curtis Mode B
  ***CW Rise and Fall Times:** 5ms
  ***CW Offset:** adjustable
  ***CW Keyer Speed:** 5-60 WPM, adjustable weighting
  ***Current Drain:** transmit 20 amps typ.
  ***Third Order Intermod:** Better than 25dB below peak
  ***SSB Generation:** DSP Generated
  ***No. of DSP generated TX bandwidths:** 3 built-in DSP filters - automatically selected - standard = 2.4Khz for SSB/CW; optional = 6Khz for AM, 12Khz for FM

==== Antenna Tuner ====

  ***Type:** Reversible L-network
  ***Matching frequency range:** 160 to 10 Meters, no Six Meters
  ***Matching impedance range:** 10:1 SWR typical

==== Options ====

  ***Filters:** 2.4K standard, optional = 300, 600, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
  ***Noise Blanker:** daughter board module
  ***Auto Tuner:** daughter board module