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HF Transceiver
Dual HF Power Meter
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 100-522 / 522-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 76-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   All mode   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.2-0.35 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz bandwidth)
AM: 0.5-0.9 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz bandwidth)
FM: 0.35-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz bandwidth)
? 3 µV
Selectivity 35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 80 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1.8-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   All mode   -
RF-output 1-20 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + 3.5mm jack
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 6 V DC (4 × R6/AAA batteries)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 6 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in USA Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
191 × 108 × 165 mm
(7.52 × 4.25 × 6.50 in)
188 × 116 × 31 mm
(7.40 × 4.57 × 1.22 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516) HEATHKIT-HM-002140 TECSUN-PL-000680