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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 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 10-80 m + WARC 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 3 W 5-50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 1983 and 198x Between 1991 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? 483 × 135 × 470 mm
(19.02 × 5.31 × 18.50 in)
Weight ? ? 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Digital readout ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II RACAL-RA-006793A