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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Hi-End Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ± 0.1 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m General coverage
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ?
Filters ? 270 / 500 Hz / 2.7 / 6 kHz
Receiver system ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 160-10 + 6m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 3W 50 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC Mains
Current RX 150 mA max ?
TX 1 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual TFT display (7" + 3.5")
Band scope
Audio scope
Dual receivers
Triple 32-bit DSPs
Internal automatic antenna tuner (ATU)
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) KENWOOD-TS-000990D