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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) 1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection >80 dB ?
Audio output ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output 0-5 W 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX 750 mA max ?
TX 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 4 gr (0.1 oz) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000