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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Kit Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  30m (WARC)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz - 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 30 m 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 1 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A - Max 2 A
TX 20 A max ? Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1991 in Japan Between 1977 and 200x in Japan Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
? 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Kit Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 MIZUHO-QP-000010 YAESU-FT-000847