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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection >80 dB <STRONG>15-160 m:</STRONG> Better than 60 dB <STRONG>10 m:</STRONG> Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output 0-5 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC
Current RX 750 mA max ?
TX 3 A max Max 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
Weight 4 gr (0.1 oz) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 YAESU-FT-000301SD