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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
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Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.2-0.35 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz bandwidth)
AM: 0.5-0.9 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz bandwidth)
FM: 0.35-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz bandwidth)
From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) -
Selectivity 35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
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Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne -
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz -
Image rejection 80 dB ? -
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-20 W 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle CW/SSB: 70-100 W, AM: 17-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? 400 mA -
TX Max 6 A 18 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in USA Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 1960 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
508 × 267 × 432 mm
(20.00 × 10.51 × 17.01 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 39.00 kg (86.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP. VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
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Accessories ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516) TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000032B