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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.003%
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.855 MHz 26-32 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) ? AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
USB/LSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >80 dB ? -50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.855 MHz 26-32 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0-5 W 4 W SSB: 25 W, AM: 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains
Current RX 750 mA max ? ?
TX 3 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
? ?
Weight 4 gr (0.1 oz) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX AM/FM LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-(000535) HY-GAIN-III-AM/FM GALAXY-DX-002527