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Desktop Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 1.5-18 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 10-100 W 12 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 24V DC (internal dynamotor)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1987 in USA Between 1973 and 197x in West Germany Between 194x and 194x in by Farnsworth Television & Radio Corporation
Dimensions 241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
420 × 260 × 160 mm
(16.54 × 10.24 × 6.30 in)
460 × 240 × 182 mm
(18.11 × 9.45 × 7.17 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525) BRAUN-SE-000600 MILITARY-BC-000312-N