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Desktop Transceiver
Military Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 225-400 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -40 dB
Audio output ? ? 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 225-400 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM  
RF-output 10-100 W 1 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 150, 28, and 300 V DC 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1987 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
? 170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? ? 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1750 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525) MILITARY-AN/ARC-000045 SBE-TOUCH/COM 000040