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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ? 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 0.03-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 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)
? ≤ 0.25 µV / 0.28 µV
Selectivity 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)
? 70 / 60 dB
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 2 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12V DC external or 8LR6 internal 7.4V, 1200mAh (Li-Ion Battery)
Current RX 1.2 A max ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 199x and xxxx in Great Britain Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
119 × 55 × 33 mm
(4.69 × 2.17 × 1.30 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
? Water Protection Class IP66
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)
? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC LOWE-HF-000150M HYTERA-TC-000610