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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz UK: 66-88 / 137-174 /406-512 MHz
USA: 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
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Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.6 µV
20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
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Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-6 dB)
17 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW, 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ? 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC or 4×AA/LR6 Mains
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 45~125 mA -
TX 20 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1991 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1968 and 1973
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
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Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 8-Digit LCD Display
Band Search
Direct Search
Lockout Function
Search Skip
Two-Second Scan Delay
Weather Band Key
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000028 DRAKE-T-000004XC