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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
USD 538 ~ USD 559
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5µV for 10dB S/N in SSB 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Singel conversion with premixed crytal-controlled HF-oscillators and tunable VFO Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB
Audio output 2W @ 3.2 ohms 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m
(USB on 20, 15 and 10 m, LSB on 80 and 40 m)
10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: 125 W, SSB: 500 W (PEP), CW: 390 W 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 40-60Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (117 or 234 V AC ±10%) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 300-500 mA
TX ? 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 197 × 165 × 280 mm
(7.76 × 6.50 × 11.02 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full AGC
S-Meter
ALC
100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000500 ATLAS-000210