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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m (Plug-in modules)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB 34 built-in filters with various characteristics ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m (Plug-in modules)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AFSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output 3W 100 W 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 12-14V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 150 mA max Max 1 A ?
TX 1 A Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in USA Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
130 × 273 × 292 mm
(5.12 × 10.75 × 11.50 in)
?
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC-controlled. IF-DSP. Built-in keye
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) TEN-TEC-PEGASUS-(000550) TEN-TEC-SCOUT-(000555)