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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 26.515-27.855 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.515-27.855 MHz 10-80m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 10 W 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains
Current RX 900 mA ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
? 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 120 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM/FM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720A COLT-000444 HEATHKIT-SB-000200