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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 80/40/15m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 0-5 W 75W (?)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Hi-Z - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8LR6 internal 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 750 mA max -
TX - 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and xxxx in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
254 × 114 × 165 mm
(10.00 × 4.49 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 4 gr (0.1 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150M TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 TEN-TEC-TX-000100