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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Station Monitor

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 250 Hz after 1 Hour ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 31 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? 1/4" vertical deflection at 10 W (80-6m)
3/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (80-6m)
1/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (160m)
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 ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 31 MHz ?
Modulations - FM   All mode  
RF-output ? 3 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws TNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Ext-DC ?V Mains
Current RX ? ? 22 W max
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 19xx and 19xx in Sweden by SAGA TRADING MALMÖ Between 1985 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
? 286 × 111 × 308 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 12.13 in)
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) ? 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Channel scan
Priority channel
Monophone / earphone (optional)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000070 KRACO-000031 HEATHKIT-HO-005404