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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC +/- 0.5 p.p.m. over operating temperature ?
Tuning steps ? 10, 100, 1000 Hz, speed sensitive, VFO Lock Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m 26-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N Typical receiver sensitivity: < 1 µV
SSB Better than 0.7uv (0.5 µV Typ), 2.4 kHz, 10 dB SINAD
AM : Better than 4 µV, (2.0 µV Typ) 30% Mod, 6 kHz BW, 10 dB SINAD
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Selectivity 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ? ?
Filters ? 100 built-in DSP filters from 100 – 6000 Hz BW Standard 2.5 kHz roofing filter included ?
Receiver system ? DSP (Digital Signal Processing) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.0018 MHz
2nd: 22.2 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
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Image rejection ? 74 dB typical ?
Audio output 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion 1.3 Watts into 8 ohm, <3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m 26-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 3W 1 - 10 W 21 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 9.5-14 V DC ?
Current RX 150 mA max 550 mA ?
TX 1 A 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
185 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) TEN-TEC-000539 PRESIDENT-LINCOLN-II