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Floating Marine Transceiver | GPS

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 156.050 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? 12 / 25 kHz (-6 / -60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 16 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 156.025 - 157.425 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output ? 5-50 W 1 / 2.5 / 5 / 6 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 12 V DC - 1150mAh Lithium-Ion
Current RX ? ? 330 mA
TX ? ? 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x Between 2013 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 47 × 120 × 34 mm
(1.85 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
? 62 × 142 × 45 mm
(2.44 × 5.59 × 1.77 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) ? 335 gr (11.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 48 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Digital readout Submersible JIS-7 / IPX7
DSC Distress, All Ships, Group and Position Polling
One hand operation
Rubber armor on case for sure grip and durability
SOS Strobe light
Programmable channel names
12-channel GPS receiver
Large LCD (132 × 64 dots)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000470 TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II STANDARD-HX000851