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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1.25-40 MHz 7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 15 + 40m
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W ? 1/10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Separate PSU 12-15 V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1982 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
? 250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-SX JRC-JST-000010