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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 25 / 30 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 143.5-149 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? Better than .5 µV for 20 dB quieting
Squelch: Less than .4 µV
SSB/CW: 0.2-0.35 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz bandwidth)
AM: 0.5-0.9 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz bandwidth)
FM: 0.35-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity ? More than +/- 7.5 kHz at -6 dB
Less than +/- 15 kHz at -60 dB
35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Conversion SuperHeterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? 325 mW at 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 143.5-149 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W 1-20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8.4 V DC NiCd 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 25-180 mA ?
TX ? 750-375 mA Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in USA Between 2003 and 200x in USA
Dimensions ? 169 × 66 × 41 mm
(6.65 × 2.60 × 1.61 in)
216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
Weight ? 496 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery pack 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Memory Lock out
Selectable Skip (stop 2 sec before resuming scan) or Hold (stop and hold) on busy frequency
Modifiable Band Scan
Selectable Power Level (300mW / 2.5 W)
Quick-Release Battery Pack
Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000077 TEN-TEC-002591 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516)