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HF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.2-0.35 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz bandwidth)
AM: 0.5-0.9 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz bandwidth)
FM: 0.35-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz bandwidth)
AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity 35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 80 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 or 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 1-20 W 100 / 100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-10% 6-16V DC
Current RX ? 1 A (squelched) 35-55 mA
TX Max 6 A Max 22 A 700 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in USA Between 2007 and 2010 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
65 × 37 × 187 mm
(2.56 × 1.46 × 7.36 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 100 gr (3.5 oz) with empty battery pack
Form factor Unknown Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP. IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. CTCSS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516) YAESU-FT-000450AT DRAGON-SY-000502