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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 0-5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? 750 mA max 300 mA
TX - 3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 199x and 20xx
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
180 × 65 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.56 × 6.69 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 4 gr (0.1 oz) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analog readout Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-(000535) NASA-TARGET-HF000004E-S