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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 1.8-22 MHz 10-160m, incl. 30m + WWV
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ?
2nd: 57 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50Ω Hi/ZΩ 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14V DC Mains
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ? ?
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1991 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1960 and 1961
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
? ?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 TEN-TEC-001253 RME-006902