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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.01-60 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >80 dB ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 0.01-60 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output 0-5 W 5 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 750 mA max ? 2.0 A
TX 3 A max ? 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 4 gr (0.1 oz) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100000 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX SDR (Software Defined Radio) 8" (20.3cm) touchscreen, 1920×1200 pixels)
HDMI connector for external display
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
Integrated Antenna Tuner
USB 2.0

Optional:
* GPS Disciplined Oscillator; 5x10-12 over 24 hours
* MARS/CAP Coverage Filter Bank
* ThumbDV module for D-Star mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-(000535) FLEXRADIO-FLEX-001500 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600M