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Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 17 m 0.1-30 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25µV typical for 10 dB S/N SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) ?
Selectivity 4 pole crystal ladder filter (1 kHz nominal bandwidth) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superhet, JFET mixer ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >80 dB ?
Audio output 300 mW @ 4 ohms. Built-in 4" speaker in top of cabinet. ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 17 m 10-160 m 80/40/15m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 3W 0-5 W 75W (?)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX 35-80mA 750 mA max -
TX 800mA 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 152 × 70 × 152 mm
(5.98 × 2.76 × 5.98 in)
248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
254 × 114 × 165 mm
(10.00 × 4.49 × 6.50 in)
Weight 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs) 4 gr (0.1 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-001317 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 TEN-TEC-TX-000100