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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW 0.7 µV for 10 dB (S+N)/N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 455 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Dual conversion superheterodyne with RF-amplifier stage and 455 kHz ceramic filter
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >80 dB >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W max

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM  
RF-output 0-5 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) 4 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14V DC 11.5~14.5 V DC, negative or positive ground
Current RX 750 mA max Max 1.5 A 500 mA in standby (no signal)
TX 3 A max Max 20 A 1.3 A @ 13.8 V DC unmodulated

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 1976 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
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Weight 4 gr (0.1 oz) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX 39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option Optional 40 channel unit
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538) HY-GAIN-000009-(2679)