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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 900 mA ? 80 W
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
? ?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Military communication
Features ? LCD frequency readout
2182 kHz watchkeeping channel
10-digit keypad
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720A SAILOR-R001120 EDDYSTONE-000730/7