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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W FM: 45/45 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.5 A 2-2.5 A
TX Max 20 A Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) without PS-35 (with PS-35: 2.3kg)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 396 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK Twin RX
Optional rack handles
Accessories ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X ICOM-IC-000970H