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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 300Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.15-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100/120/220/240V AC 50/60 Hz 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.3-2.1 A
TX Max 18 A - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 1984 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
334 × 129 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 8.86 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Clock / timer
Attenuator
12 optional memory channels
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 YAESU-FRG-007700 ICOM-IC-000077