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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W ? SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W, AM: 5-40/5-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 0.5 A ? Max 3.5 A
TX Max 20 A ? Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 1965 and 1965 in USA Between 2002 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
? 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) ? 9.60 kg (21.2 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 ? 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in RTTY demodulator and keyer. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000540 ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-II