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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 80 / 75 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan Between 1970 and 1975
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
? ?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 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 KENWOOD-R-000599S LAFAYETTE-HA-000600