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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-35 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 0.5-10 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains or 24V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 230 × 11 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 0.43 × 10.24 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000201 JRC-NRD-000075 ALINCO-DX-R000008