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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 3 W 0-5 W 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 750 mA max ?
TX ? 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1983 and 198x
Dimensions ? 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
?
Weight ? 4 gr (0.1 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX Digital readout
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-(000535) TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II