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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine 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  None 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional) ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   FM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) 1 µV (16 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 Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection >80 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms 2.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 1.6-30 MHz 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   FM  
RF-output 0-5 W 25 / 100 W PEP 1/25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 2014 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
160 × 63 × 168 mm
(6.30 × 2.48 × 6.61 in)
Weight 4 gr (0.1 oz) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 55 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX Remote control up to 100m
ALC
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000 PRESIDENT-MC-008000-DSC