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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF 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 30-50 MHz 255-525 KHz / 1.5-30.3 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 14 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 60 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 19xx in Germany
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
? 550 × 355 × 407 mm
(21.65 × 13.98 × 16.02 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 LAFAYETTE-PF-000030 SIEMENS-000745-E309B