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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) 0.7 µV for 10 dB (S+N)/N FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? 455 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Dual conversion superheterodyne with RF-amplifier stage and 455 kHz ceramic filter Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >80 dB ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 3 W max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output 0-5 W 4 W max 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11.5~14.5 V DC, negative or positive ground 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 750 mA max 500 mA in standby (no signal) 200-450 mA
TX 3 A max 1.3 A @ 13.8 V DC unmodulated 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
? 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 4 gr (0.1 oz) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX Optional 40 channel unit D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 HY-GAIN-000009-(2679) ICOM-ID-000051A