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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ±1 ppm (0-50°C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m 0.005-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Digital signal processing
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 3W ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12 V DC 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts
Current RX ? 150 mA max ?
TX ? 1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
Weight ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PBT
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-001220 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) TEN-TEC-RX-000340