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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
3 Band QRP CW kit

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 7-16 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 455kHz IF-DDS: 60 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.3 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W ? 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains 9-16 V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? 120-130 mA
TX Max 20 A - 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
120 × 51 × 103 mm
(4.72 × 2.01 × 4.06 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 420 gr (14.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? Built-in keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X KENWOOD-000009R-4J YOUKITS-EK-000001A