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MF/HF Marine Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 150 kHz - 28 MHz in 10 bands 30-512 / 760-999.9875 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 700 kHz
2nd: 85 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB
Audio output External speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V AC) or 110/220 V DC 9 V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 100 mA 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on
TX - - Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in (Late sixties) Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 195 × 126 × 198 mm
(7.68 × 4.96 × 7.80 in)
62 × 150 × 44 mm
(2.44 × 5.91 × 1.73 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 35.40 kg (78.1 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MARCONI-ATALANTA-002207C RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000060 YAESU-FT-000902DM