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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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 ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output 5-50 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 2005 and 200x in USA
Dimensions ? 432 × 133 × 476 mm
(17.01 × 5.24 × 18.74 in)
Weight ? 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS.
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II TEN-TEC-ORION-II-(000566)