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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Power supply

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 0.005-30 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
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Selectivity 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Digital signal processing ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ?
Audio output 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 3W ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts Mains
Current RX 150 mA max ? -
TX 1 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
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Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 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 ? PBT
DSP
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) TEN-TEC-RX-000340 LOWE-PS-000150