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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
HF/50 MHz ALL BAND 1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-29.995 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   All mode  
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 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   All mode  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W 3.5 W 1 kW @ 200 V AC, 500 W @ 100 V AC

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains
Current RX 4 A ? ?
TX 4 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2019 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in auto tuner
Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000732S SVERA-000230 ICOM-IC-PW000002