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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 540-1600 kHz / 3-10 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 20 mV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX 0.5 A - 40 W
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 1963 and 19xx in USA Between 1961 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
375 × 197 × 318 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.52 in)
292 × 165 × 190 mm
(11.50 × 6.50 × 7.48 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 7.26 kg (16.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X COLLINS-000032S-3 HEATHKIT-EK-000002B