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HF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
100-522 / 522-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 76-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.2-0.35 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz bandwidth)
AM: 0.5-0.9 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz bandwidth)
FM: 0.35-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz bandwidth)
FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
3 µV
Selectivity 35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
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Image rejection 80 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   - -
RF-output 1-20 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA + Built-in ferrite bar Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + 3.5mm jack
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA 6 V DC (4 × R6/AAA batteries)
Current RX ? 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max) ?
TX Max 6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
188 × 116 × 31 mm
(7.40 × 4.57 × 1.22 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP. CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516) ICOM-IC-R000006 TECSUN-PL-000680