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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
70 cm to 2400 MHz Transmitting Converter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 2.4 GHz (13 cm)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz 28 MHz (10 m)
144 MHz (2 m)
434 MHz (70 cm)
1296 MHz (23 cm)
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m 2.4 GHz (13 cm)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 1-3 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC 10-15 V DC
Current RX 900 mA Max 1.1 A 300 mA
TX Max 20 A Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2019 and 202x in Portugal
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
84 × 10 × 65 mm
(3.31 × 0.39 × 2.56 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional XTAL controlled memories ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720A YAESU-FT-000301D DXPATROL-QO-000100 MK2