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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W ? 150 mW / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd)
Current RX 900 mA Max 700 mA 60 mA (24V)
TX Max 20 A - 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 199x and 19xx Between 196x and 19xx in Germany
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
128 × 30 × 199 mm
(5.04 × 1.18 × 7.83 in)
359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? DSP option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720A ICOM-IC-PCR001000 MILITARY-SEM-000035