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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 10-80 m + WARC 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity ? ? 34 built-in filters with various characteristics
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output 3 W 5-50 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 1 A
TX ? ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 1983 and 198x Between 1999 and 200x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 130 × 273 × 292 mm
(5.12 × 10.75 × 11.50 in)
Weight ? ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital readout PC-controlled. IF-DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II TEN-TEC-PEGASUS-(000550)