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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.005-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB   USB  
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)
< 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
?
Selectivity 35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Digital signal processing ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 80 dB 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ?
Audio output ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   - AM   FM   SSB   USB  
RF-output 1-20 W ? 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 6 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in USA Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions 216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
185 × 56 × 264 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 10.39 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP. PBT
DSP
ASC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516) TEN-TEC-RX-000340 PRESIDENT-JACKSON-II