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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  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz Regular broadcast and SW bands 200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Regenerative Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains (110 V AC) Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
? 287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000707 HEATHKIT-K-000002 HEATHKIT-GR-000078