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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
4 Band QRP CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ≤ 15 Hz per °C after 30 minutes warmup ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands) 3.2-16 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB  
Sensitivity < 0.5 µV for 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)
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Selectivity 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB 2.4 kHz ?
Filters ? 250 / 500 / 1800 Hz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands) 3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   CW  
RF-output 3W 85-100 W 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 150 mA max 850 mA ?
TX 1 A 18.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
362 × 140 × 355 mm
(14.25 × 5.51 × 13.98 in)
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Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 6.57 kg (14.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) TEN-TEC-OMNI-C TEN-TEC-R004040