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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
EUR 773
EUR 266
USD 580
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HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz - 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
Selectivity ? SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 3 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5-50 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5 V DC
Current RX ? 2 A
TX ? 19 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II YAESU-FT-000757GX