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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A 4 A
TX Max 20 A Max 20 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000707 ICOM-IC-000728 ICOM-IC-000732