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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Single-band VHF mobile transceiver
Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 136-174 MHz 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   W-FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? 25 / 12.5 kHz J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 400 mW into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 136-174 MHz 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   W-FM   SSB  
RF-output 3 W 15 W 600 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.9 A
TX ? 1.8 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 201x and 20xx in China Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions ? 120 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
?
Weight ? 275 gr (9.7 oz) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Alpha tags display
Big/small fonts
VOX
DTMF
94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) LEIXEN-VV-000808V SAILOR-T002131