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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 30-170 mA 4 A
TX - Max 1.6 A 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-W000031A ICOM-IC-000732M