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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver
Triple-band FM 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  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) 1 µV (16 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
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Filters ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz) ?
Receiver system ? DSP Superheteodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >80 dB ? 65/60 dB
Audio output ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 1.6-30 MHz 136-174 / 200-260 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 0-5 W 25 / 100 W PEP 1 / 8 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional) 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 750 mA max ? 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX 3 A max ? 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 2014 and 201x Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
60 × 112 × 35 mm
(2.36 × 4.41 × 1.38 in)
Weight 4 gr (0.1 oz) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX Remote control up to 100m
ALC
CTCSS/PL + DCS
DTMF
VOX
LED flashlight
Roger beep
PC-programmable.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000 BAOFENG-UV-000005R-PRO