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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 3 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 1 A 2A max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 198x Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1982 and 1985
Dimensions ? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
Weight ? 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000502 KENWOOD-R-000599D DRAKE-R-004245