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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
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 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10-100 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 4 W?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 450-700 mA ?
TX 20 A max Max 9 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
?
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
? LED clock
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000745 YAESU-FT-000211RH RADIOSHACK / REALISTIC-TRC-000057 NAVAHO