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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

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 ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 531-1602 kHz / 5.95-15.60 / 7.10-7.30 / 9.50-9.90 / 11.65-12.05 / 15.10-15.60 MHz
87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz FM < 10 μV
MW < 3 mV/m
SW < 50 μV
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne PLL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ф57mm 16Ω 0.3W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-240 V AC) 10-15V DC 3×AA batteries
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
130 × 80 × 30 mm
(5.12 × 3.15 × 1.18 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 190 gr (6.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 15 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX RS-232 Clock
Alarm
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775 LOWE-HF-000250E TECSUN-PL-000737