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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 250 Hz after 1 Hour ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ?
Selectivity ? AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker

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 - SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1982 and 1984 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 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 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746-PRO ICOM-IC-R000070 COLLINS-000075S-1