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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz 15, 40 & 80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m 15, 40 & 80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 200 W (70 W AM) 0-5 W 2 W

Connections

Antenna - - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 20/300 Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 750 mA max 20 mA
TX ? 3 A max 200 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
260 × 11 × 160 mm
(10.24 × 0.43 × 6.30 in)
Weight ? 4 gr (0.1 oz) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000400 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 TEN-TEC-PM-000002