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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 25 / 30 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 143.5-149 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than .5 µV for 20 dB quieting
Squelch: Less than .4 µV
0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? More than +/- 7.5 kHz at -6 dB
Less than +/- 15 kHz at -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double Conversion SuperHeterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) 325 mW at 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.5-149 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W 10-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 105-120V AC 8.4 V DC NiCd 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 25-180 mA ?
TX - 750-375 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in USA Between 1981 and 1987 in USA
Dimensions 400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
169 × 66 × 41 mm
(6.65 × 2.60 × 1.61 in)
241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? 496 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery pack ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140 TEN-TEC-002591 TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525)