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Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 28-29.699 MHz 140-150 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 28-29.699 MHz 140-150 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 9.6 V DC battery pack or 13.8 V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1987 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
64 × 165 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BPS-15
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525) DRAGON-SS-000497P TEMPO-S000015