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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W ? 50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? 300-500 mA
TX Max 20 A - 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
? 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X GELOSO-G-000208 ATLAS-000210