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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 160-10 m + WARC 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
? ?
Filters 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
? 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω ? 750 mW (10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains Mains
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A ? 6 W max
TX - 295 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1981 and 1984
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000075 KENWOOD-TS-000530S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100