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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne 10 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands - 10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains ?V DC
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 16 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
? ?
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 KENWOOD-TS-000520SE