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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
1500 W Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour ? ?
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.? MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 10-100 W ? W 1500 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 20 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
? ?
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
? 8122 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000745 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-004230 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCL-000200