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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Station Control

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.15-6 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Regenerative, 4 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   - All mode  
RF-output Max 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (110-118 V AC, 60Hz) Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 15 W
TX Max 18 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 194x and 195x in USA Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
? 260 × 184 × 387 mm
(10.24 × 7.24 × 15.24 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 HEATHKIT-K-000001 HEATHKIT-SB-000634