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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV AM/CW: 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 75 / 70 / 65 dB AM/FM: 10 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB: 2 kHz (-5 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion) Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 3 W 5 / 25 W 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.6V DC ±15% Mains
Current RX ? 2 A max ?
TX ? 8 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 201x and 201x in China Between 20xx and 20xx in Taiwan
Dimensions ? 152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
?
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Short message Roger beep
Dimmer
Echo tone
Variable RF power output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) HYTERA-TM-000610 RANGER-RCI-002980