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Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.855 MHz 80-10 m 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.855 MHz - 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5 W ? 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains or 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 200 mA 1.3-2.1 A
TX ? - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 216 × 95 × 248 mm
(8.50 × 3.74 × 9.76 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 80 channels in 1 bank(s) None 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features AM/FM ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMTRON-VIII ATLAS-RX-000110 ICOM-IC-000077