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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   ISB   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? <0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations - - N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? 5-50 W Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX Max 40 W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1992 in Sweden Between 1983 and 198x Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
? 55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ISB option. Digital readout CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
PC programmable
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SRT-CR000091 TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II PUXING-PX-000728