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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 76-108 MHz
136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N 25-550 MHz
FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300 MHz
FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m - 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output 3W ? 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
? ?
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
Alphanumeric name tags
2-Tone, 5-Tone, 50 CTCSS, 114 DCS and DTMF/ANI decode
Large, bright LCD and easy-to-operate backlit keys
FM radio receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) YUPITERU-MVT-005000 SAMCOM-AM-000400UV