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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 40 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 40 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W 10 W (PEP) High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 15-18V DC or mains 11-16V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? Max 700 mA
TX Max 20 A ? Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 199x and 19xx in Korea Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
210 × 100 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 12.30 kg (27.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 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 BANDO-TECHNIC-000012K KENWOOD-TM-000231A