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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15-160 m 0.03-60 MHz 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15-160 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 100 W SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?
Current RX 300-500 mA Max 3.5 A ?
TX Max 16 A Max 23 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 1950 and 1957 in USA
Dimensions 250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
280 × 178 × 178 mm
(11.02 × 7.01 × 7.01 in)
Weight ? 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000215X ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000054