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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 6 m ? 10-80 m
Modulations AM   - CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m ? 10-80 m
Modulations AM   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 15 W ? 50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 300-500 mA
TX ? ? 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 196x Between 1965 and 1966 Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? ? 3.10 kg (6.8 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 ? ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN POLYTRONICS-POLYCOM-000006 EUDGERT-000400A2-(GOLD-A) ATLAS-000210