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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 130-2200 kHz in 4 bands 0.17-0.4 / 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 250 Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 110 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 900 mA ? ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1943 and 194x in Great Britain Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
? 305 × 160 × 240 mm
(12.01 × 6.30 × 9.45 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720 EDDYSTONE-000400B KENTEC-BCL-000001