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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? XTAL presets Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz (200 channels with VXO)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz (200 channels with VXO)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W 1 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
? ?
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 470 gr (1.0 lbs) batteries included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X FDK-MULTI-PALM-IV FDK-MULTI-002000A