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Omni V Model 562

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The Omni V was manufactured from 1989-1991

Specifications

General

  • Frequency Range: Transmit and receive on all ham bands from 160 through 10 meters in their entirety. Twelve 500 kHz segments plus 30 KHz overshoot at upper and lower band edges.
  • Frequency Control: LO generated from a crystal oscillator mixed with a low noise 5.0 - 5.5 MHz phase locked loop.
  • Frequency Stability: Worst case, 1 PPM per degree C at 29.999 MHz.
  • Frequency Accuracy: +/- 100 Hz @ 25 degrees C.
  • Antenna Impedance: 50 ohm, unbalanced.
  • Printed Circuit Boards: G-10 epoxy glass.
  • Power Required: Receive = 1.5 A, Transmit = 20 A, 12-14 Vdc.
  • Dimensions: HWD 5.75" x 14.75" x 17" - 14.6 x 37.5 x 43.2 cm.
  • Weight: 16 lbs - 7.25 kg.

Transmitter

  • Modes: USB and LSB (J3E), CW (A1A), FSK (F1A), Optional FM.
  • DC Power Input: 200 watts maximum.
  • RF Output: ALC stabilized, adjustable from 20 watts to 100 watts (50 Ohm load) with front panel RF OUT control.
  • Microphone Impedance: 200 Ohms to 50K Ohms. Bias voltage for electret mic is provided in front panel connector.
  • CW Sidetone: Internally generated with rear panel level and tone adjustments, independent of front panel audio level control.
  • SSB Generation: 9 MHz, 8 pole crystal ladder filter, balanced modulator.
  • Carrier Suppression: Greater than 60 dB.
  • Unwanted Sideband Suppression: Greater than 60 dB at 1.5 kHz AF input.
  • Harmonic Emissions: Greater than 45 dB below peak power output.
  • Third Order Intermod Products: -30 dB from two tone at 100 watts PEP.
  • Metering: Switchable forward power, SWR, collector current or audio processing level on SSB.
  • CW Offset: 600 Hz
  • FSK Shift: 170 Hz

Receiver

  • Modes: LSB, USB, CW, and FSK. FM with optional board.
  • Sensitivity: 0.15 uV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio at 2.4 KHz bandwidth. With FM option, 0.3 uV for 12 dB SINAD at 15 KHz bandwidth.
  • Selectivity:
Filter -6 dB BW -60 dB Shape Factor
Standard 2.4 kHz 2.4 kHz 3.36 kHz 1.87:1
Optional 1.8 kHz 1.8 kHz 2.90 kHz 1.60:1
Optional 500 Hz 500 Hz 1.40 KHz 2.80:1
Optional 250 Hz 250 Hz 850 Hz 3.40:1
Optional FM 15 kHz 30.0 kHz 2.00:1
  • Attenuator: -20 dB.
  • I-F Frequencies: 1st I-F 9 MHz, passband tuning I-F 6.3 MHz.
  • Image Rejection: >100 dB.
  • Noise Blanker: Switchable on/off with width adjustment.
  • Dynamic Range: 97 dB, measured with standard 2.4 kHz filter at 20 kHz spacing, 100 dB+ with CW filters.
  • Third Order Intercept: +10 dBm
  • Noise Floor: -133 dBm @ 2.4 KHz bandwidth.
  • Squelch Sensitivity: Less than 0.6 uV
  • Receiver Recovery Time: Less than 30 ms.
  • Passband Tuning I-F Shift: +/- 2.3 kHz.
  • Audio Output: Speaker, 1.5 watts @ 8 ohms. Fixed level 1 mw @ 600 Ohms.
  • Notch Filter: 250 Hz to 2.2 KHz, greater than 50 dB notch depth.
  • Audio Bandpass Filter: 4 pole, variable center frequency 220 Hz to 1.7 kHz, 35% bandwidth @ -6 dB.
  • Tone Control: Variable 15 dB roll-off @ 5 kHz.
  • Phase Noise Performance fo the OMNI V: -127 dBc/Hz @ 250 Hz offset from carrier, -146 dBc/Hz @ 5 kHz offset from carrier.

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