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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A ? Max 700 mA
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 19xx
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
? 128 × 30 × 199 mm
(5.04 × 1.18 × 7.83 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX ? DSP option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-000741 ICOM-IC-PCR001000