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Desktop Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-30 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N) AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 10-100 W ? Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? 300 mA ?
TX ? - 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1987 in USA Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525) NASA-TARGET-HF000003 KENWOOD-TS-000530SP