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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability 250 Hz after 1 Hour ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? Less then 1 mV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz ? ±3kHz at 6dB down, less then ±12kHz at 50dB down
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
? 1st: 5745 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 W @ 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? 5-50 W 10

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains (160 W max)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 14 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1983 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
? 308 × 130 × 235 mm
(12.13 × 5.12 × 9.25 in)
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) ? 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital readout ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000070 TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II LAFAYETTE-HA-000410