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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
26-56 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV for 10 dB (S+N)/N AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity Approx. 200-800 Hz AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 4-pole variable-bandwidth crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 watt (peak) into 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
28-29.7/50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output QRP (0-5 W) AM: 2-20 W, FM/SSB/CW: 2-50 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8.5 to 15 V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 55 mA 1.4-1.6 A ?
TX 700-900 mA Max 15 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x in USA Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1993 and 19xx
Dimensions 130 × 60 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 600 gr (1.3 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000001 ICOM-IC-000575D ICOM-IC-000707