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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 40/80 m 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W ? 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Dry Batteries / 2 x 9 Volt 12V DC (8R14 / C batteries)
Current RX 0.5 A ? 50 mA
TX Max 20 A - Max 400 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1976 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
127 × 76 × 178 mm
(5.00 × 2.99 × 7.01 in)
165 × 63 × 185 mm
(6.50 × 2.48 × 7.28 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X KANTRONICS-008040-B MIZUHO-MK-000610