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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 122
EUR 145
USD 538 ~ USD 559
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup ?
Tuning steps Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters - ?
Receiver system Double direct conversion Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 30-40 W 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 35-75Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 300-500 mA
TX ? 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) ATLAS-000210