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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
21 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
RF-output 30 W 10-100 W 2.8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
143 × 178 × 290 mm
(5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features XTAL or external VFO All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-ADVENTURER ICOM-IC-000745 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II