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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 38-55 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
? 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation)
Selectivity AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
? 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External handset 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC ? -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W 0.9 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 1.5, -6, 67.5 and 135 V DC 12 V DC from battery pack and a built-in voltage converter Mains
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ? 35 W
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in Sweden by SRA Between 1965 and 1966
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
265 × 455 × 85 mm
(10.43 × 17.91 × 3.35 in)
496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000725 MILITARY-RA-000105 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075