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Desktop Transceiver
Station Monitor
Enhanced Conventional Portable Radio

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±1.5ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5KHz/ 25KHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 1.8-54 MHz 136-174MHz / 350-390MHz / 400-480MHz / 450-520MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode   -
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 1/4" vertical deflection at 10 W (80-6m)
3/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (80-6m)
1/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (160m)
5% BER: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? 60dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m ? 136-174MHz / 350-390MHz / 400-480MHz / 450-520MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode   -
RF-output 10-100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50ΩΩ
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains ?
Current RX ? 22 W max ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1987 in USA Between 1985 and 198x in USA Between and in China
Dimensions 241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
286 × 111 × 308 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 12.13 in)
60.8 × 35.7 × 118.5 mm
(2.39 × 1.41 × 4.67 in)
Weight ? 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs) 239 gr (8.4 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Mandown
Lone Worker
Emergency Alarms
Advanced Encryption with RC4 Technology
DMO True 2-slot, Allowing for 2 Talk Paths at 1 Frequency
Transmit Interrupt/Radio Priority for Emergency or Urgent Communication
Integrated High Precision GPS
Accessories ? ? Battery
Belt Clip
Hand Strap
Stubby Antenna
Charger
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525) HEATHKIT-HO-005404 BELFONE-BF-TD000511