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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity FM: More than 30 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
Selectivity FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection >60 dB ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output FM/CW: 1-10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A ? ?
TX 1.8-3.3 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 264 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.39 in)
156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, VOX, dimmer 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211 ICOM-IC-000240 ICOM-IC-R000071E