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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
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  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
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Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A 45 W ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
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Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 8.53 kg (18.8 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 Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-R-000599S