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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Professional Airband Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 8.33 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 108-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
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
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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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM  
RF-output ? ? 6 W PEP, 1.8 W carrier

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 7.2 V DC (BP-288), 11.0 V DC (External DC Jack)
Current RX ? ? 90-500 mA
TX ? - 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 199x Between 1984 and 1996 Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
59 × 148 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.83 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 384 gr (13.6 oz) with antenna and BP-288
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? PBT Bluetooth
GPS
IP57 dust-protection and waterproof construction
2.3-inch Large High Visibility LCD
VOR Navigation Functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000750A ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-A000025NE