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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-10 MHz? 10-80m 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
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
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)
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
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 3W 1 - 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 19xx in USA Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000110 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) TEN-TEC-000539