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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 17 m 10-80m
Modulations FM   - CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV typical for 10 dB S/N < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? 4 pole crystal ladder filter (1 kHz nominal bandwidth) 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superhet, JFET mixer ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 300 mW @ 4 ohms. Built-in 4" speaker in top of cabinet. 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 17 m 10-80m
Modulations FM   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 3W 3W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12-14V DC 12 V DC
Current RX ? 35-80mA 150 mA max
TX ? 800mA 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 152 × 70 × 152 mm
(5.98 × 2.76 × 5.98 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-001220 TEN-TEC-001317 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509)