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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 134-174 MHz 3.2-16 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection >80 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW  
RF-output 0-5 W High: 60 W, Mid1: 25 W, Mid2: 10 W, Low: 5 W 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 750 mA max 0.4-1 A ?
TX 3 A max 3-10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1999 and 200x Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
160 × 40 × 160 mm
(6.30 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 4 gr (0.1 oz) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 175 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX ARTS, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. PC-programmable. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-(000535) YAESU-FT-002600M TEN-TEC-R004040