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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz (1 Hz optional)

Receiver

RX-range 15-160 m 20, 40 & 80 m 0.25-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.7 / 16 kHz
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 15-160 m 20, 40 & 80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 300-500 mA ? Max 80 W
TX Max 16 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1972 and 19xx in East Germany Between 198x and 198x in Canada
Dimensions 250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
? 483 × 178 × 483 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight ? 30.00 kg (66.2 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 ? ? Remote control (via computer)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000215X RFT-000210 COLLINS-HF-008050A