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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 2MHz - 3.0 GHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
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)
SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
Selectivity 35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 80 dB 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz
Audio output ? Line + Headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   -
RF-output 1-20 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply
Current RX ? 36W
TX Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in USA Between 2009 and in USA
Dimensions 216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP. ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516) TEN-TEC-RX-000400