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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.1-10 MHz? 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Separate PSU 10-15V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1937 and 19xx in USA Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
Weight ? 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000310 HAMMARLUND-SP-000110 LOWE-HF-000250