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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 26-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 26-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output 100 W ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? 1.2 A max ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
200 × 60 × 265 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 10.43 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005D ICOM-IC-R000072DC EMPEROR-TS-005010