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Desktop Transceiver
HF Transceiver
10 W handheld dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 15 Hz per °C after 30 minutes warmup ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands) 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 2.0 µV on 1.8 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
0.3 µV on 28 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz ?
Filters ? 250 / 500 / 1800 Hz ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands) 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 10-100 W 85-100 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 850 mA 75-380 mA
TX ? 18.5 A max 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1987 in USA Between 1981 and 19xx Between 202x and 202x
Dimensions 241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
362 × 140 × 355 mm
(14.25 × 5.51 × 13.98 in)
120 × 55 × 30 mm
(4.72 × 2.17 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 6.57 kg (14.5 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VOX
Voice Prompt
Power Saving
Beep Prompt
Busy Lockout
128 Channels
Tone Scanning
Keypad Auto Lock
Tx Over Time Setting
Backlight Time Setting
Wide/Narrow Bandwidth
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525) TEN-TEC-OMNI-C RADIODDITY-GA-000510