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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 30 KHz-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 50 W ? 10-100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance ? 50 / 600Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 250 mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1987 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 1981 and 1987 in USA
Dimensions ? 255 × 100 × 200 mm
(10.04 × 3.94 × 7.87 in)
241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-I LOWE-HF-000125 TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525)