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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.855 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
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Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.855 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   AM   FM  
RF-output 3 W 20-100 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - RS-232C -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14 V DC ?
Current RX ? 1.5 A ?
TX ? 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 1988 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
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Weight ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562 HAM-INTERNATIONAL-VIKING