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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   USB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity ? 4 kHz, shape factor <2 ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 35 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   USB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 3 W ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 90-250 mA ? ?
TX 750 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 2002 and 2005
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO
RIT
S & Power Meter
Noise Blanker
Dial Lamp
Morse Code Key Input Jack
Noise limiter, BFO. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000202 MINIX-MR-000073B YAESU-FT-001000MP-MK-V-FLD