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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output 5-50 W ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC ?
Current RX ? 500mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 1997 and 1998 in UK Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
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Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 23 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Digital readout PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II FAIRHAVEN-RD000500 ROBYN-T-000123B