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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ?
Image rejection 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands -
Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ?
TX Max 16 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
?
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B