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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 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
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
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 3W 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x
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 ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515)