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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.05-35 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? -50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC Mains
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 1.5 A ?
TX 20 A max 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1981 and 1983
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
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Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 KENWOOD-TS-000140S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000200