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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 75-88 / 380-470 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   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 ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. Single conversion
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 - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 TV-antenne RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains or 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ? 200 mA
TX Max 16 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
132 × 27 × 169 mm
(5.20 × 1.06 × 6.65 in)
216 × 95 × 248 mm
(8.50 × 3.74 × 9.76 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 COMMANDER-000320 ATLAS-RX-000110