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General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 28-29.699 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Tubes, 2 crystals per channel or VFO
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 28-29.699 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   AM  
RF-output 10-100 W SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W 5 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1987 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
340 × 140 × 220 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525) DRAGON-SS-000497P OFUNA-OF-000648