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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 80-10m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) ?
Selectivity ? 4 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection >80 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 0-5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 12V DC
Current RX 750 mA max ?
TX 3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1971 and 1973
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight 4 gr (0.1 oz) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output.
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-SX-000190