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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   -
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 ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 3W 3 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 13.8V DC ?V DC
Current RX 150 mA max ? ?
TX 1 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x Between 197x and 197x
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 Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) TEN-TEC-TRITON-IV-DIGITAL-(000544)