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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.55-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 750 mW (10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W ? High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains 11-16V DC
Current RX 0.5 A 6 W max Max 700 mA
TX Max 20 A - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 1981 and 1984 Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 KENWOOD-TM-000231A