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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 ppm
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? -6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >80 dB Better than 70dB
Audio output ? 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 0-5 W 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 750 mA max 0.7A max
TX 3 A max 15A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 4 gr (0.1 oz) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-(000535) YAESU-FT-002900R