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Desktop Transceiver
Desktop CB Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 130-175 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Tubes, 2 crystals per channel or VFO ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W 5 W (input) 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 5-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 12 mA
TX ? ? 350-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1987 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
340 × 140 × 220 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 8.66 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 185 gr (6.5 oz) without battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525) OFUNA-OF-000648 ALAN-CT-000170