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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Transmitter Exciter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz - 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 2-32 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 900 mA - 80 W
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720A TMC-SBE-000002 EDDYSTONE-000730/7