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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ?
Image rejection 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) 100/100/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ?
TX Max 16 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 102 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 ICOM-IC-000706