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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
10-80 m 0.15-6 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Regenerative, 4 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
10-80 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 2 / 45 W 200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ? Mains (110-118 V AC, 60Hz)
Current RX 600-750 mA ? ?
TX 2.7-9.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1968 and 19xx Between 194x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
? ?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025H SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500C HEATHKIT-K-000001