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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 10-160 m + WARC 15-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single 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 10-160 m + WARC 15-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A 0.5 A 300-500 mA
TX Max 16 A Max 20 A Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 ATLAS-000400-X ATLAS-000215