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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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 ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.15-6 MHz 200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Regenerative, 4 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna 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) Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 18 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 194x and 195x in USA Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
? 287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 HEATHKIT-K-000001 HEATHKIT-GR-000078