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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-29.995 MHz 36-53 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection > 70 dB ?
Audio output 2.6 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 36-53 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10~14 V DC
Current RX 4 A 90 mA
TX 4 A max 285 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1979 and 198x in Israël
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
90 × 225 × 55 mm
(3.54 × 8.86 × 2.17 in)
Weight 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
150 Hz tonesquelch
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000732S MILITARY-PRC-000613