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

General

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

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 150 kHz - 18 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output 5-50 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
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 194x 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 ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Digital readout PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II FAIRHAVEN-RD000500 MARCONI-R001155