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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output 3W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 150 mA max 1.25 A
TX 1 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT)