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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.01-60 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >80 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 0.01-60 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 0-5 W 5 W 65 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 750 mA max ? ?
TX 3 A max ? 14 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2011 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
? ?
Weight 4 gr (0.1 oz) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100000 channels in bank(s) 200 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX SDR (Software Defined Radio) Alpha-numeric LCD display
NOAA weather alert
Illuminated controls
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-(000535) FLEXRADIO-FLEX-001500 KENWOOD-TM-000281A