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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 15-160 m 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-FM mono   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single / double conversion Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W, external speaker required 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 15-160 m - 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W ? 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
? 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000215X PHILIPS-000008-RO-501 ATLAS-000210M