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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup ≤ 15 Hz per °C after 30 minutes warmup
Tuning steps ? Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 10-80 m 1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands)
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 2.0 µV on 1.8 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
0.3 µV on 28 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz 2.4 kHz
Filters ? - 250 / 500 / 1800 Hz
Receiver system ? Double direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 10-80 m 1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands)
Modulations - CW   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5-50 W 30-40 W 85-100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 35-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 850 mA
TX ? ? 18.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
362 × 140 × 355 mm
(14.25 × 5.51 × 13.98 in)
Weight ? 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) 6.57 kg (14.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) TEN-TEC-OMNI-C