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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 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 / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m / 160 m optional 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W (180 W INPUT) 50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX - 300-500 mA
TX ? 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 196x Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ?
MPN CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000100V ATLAS-000210