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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
High performance Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 0.3 / 1 / 3.2 / 6 / 16 kHz
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 2.2-3 A ?
TX Max 23 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 199x in USA
Dimensions 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
483 × 133 × 493 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.41 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 15.75 kg (34.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) Audio and RF/IF
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746-PRO WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008718-2