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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
WLAN Radio

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   All mode   DV  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
?
Selectivity ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 12V DC ±10%
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ? 1.1A max
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1984 and 1996 Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
232 × 38 × 168 mm
(9.13 × 1.50 × 6.61 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? PBT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 ICOM-IC-R000071A ICOM-SR-VPN000001