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Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  15m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 17 m 10-80m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25µV typical for 10 dB S/N < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity 4 pole crystal ladder filter (1 kHz nominal bandwidth) 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superhet, JFET mixer ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 300 mW @ 4 ohms. Built-in 4" speaker in top of cabinet. 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 17 m 10-80m 80/40/15m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 3W 3W 75W (?)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 12 V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX 35-80mA 150 mA max -
TX 800mA 1 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 152 × 70 × 152 mm
(5.98 × 2.76 × 5.98 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
254 × 114 × 165 mm
(10.00 × 4.49 × 6.50 in)
Weight 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-001317 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) TEN-TEC-TX-000100