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Base Station Marine Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 600 kHz
Image rejection >80 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   -
RF-output 0-5 W 3.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX 750 mA max ? ?
TX 3 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1976 and 197x Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
? 342 × 232 × 220 mm
(13.46 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 4 gr (0.1 oz) ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX ? 11 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 HANDIC-000189 SAILOR-R000104