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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF airband receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 118-136 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 / 440-512 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ? ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 3W ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 9 V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX 150 mA max ? 8-12 W
TX 1 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1986 and 198x in Japan Between 1979 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
62 × 116 × 29 mm
(2.44 × 4.57 × 1.14 in)
?
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000537S REGENCY-TOUCH-K000100