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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 15-160 m 0.03-30 MHz 0.535-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 15-160 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Hi-Z Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC external or 8LR6 internal 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 300-500 mA ? N/A
TX Max 16 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 199x and xxxx in Great Britain Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan
Dimensions 250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
Weight ? ? 6.35 kg (14.0 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000215X LOWE-HF-000150M RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150