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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands ?-? MHz 0.535-32 MHz in six bands
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ? 5 steps
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. ?
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ? 455kHz
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 TV-antenne -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 16 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1946 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
? 489 × 280 × 489 mm
(19.25 × 11.02 × 19.25 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 18 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 COMMANDER-000134-O RCA-CR-000088A