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Desktop Transceiver
General purpose exciter
VHF/Air band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m ? 108-136.975 MHz
NOAA weather channels*
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 1 µV for 6 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? 1st: 35.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 600 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m ? 118-136.975 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W 200 mW 1.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12-15 V DC
Current RX ? ? 400 mA typical
TX ? ? 900 mA max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1987 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1990 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
? 65 × 198 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 7.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? ? 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525) TMC-GPE-000001A ICOM-IC-A000021