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Desktop Shortwave receiver
5 Watt HF & 6m Transceiver
Base station HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m. 0.05 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C, after warm-up)
Tuning steps ? Software defined 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz
Bandspread on ham bands
0.1 to 55 MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.500 - 29.999, 50.000-54.000 MHz guaranteed)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.1 µV SSB/CW (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: 0.16 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 0.13 µV

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: 6.3 μV typ.
1.8–29.999 MHz: 2.0 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 1.0 µV

FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: -
28.0–29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV
50–54 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? ? ≤ 2.4 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 6.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 15 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 12.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 20 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz) CW (BW: 500 Hz) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) AM (BW: 6 kHz) FM (BW: 15 kHz)
Receiver system 11 tubes + voltage regulator Direct Down Conversion, SDR Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? Software defined 12 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? Through computer 2.6W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 5 W 1-100W (AM: 1-25 W)

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 10 to 15 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 3.5 A max
TX - 3A max 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1949 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Russia Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
340 × 117 × 277 mm
(13.39 × 4.61 × 10.91 in)
Weight ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise limiter Spectrum scope bandwidth up to 60 MHz
16-bit ADC
Large 7-inch color display, 800×600 pixels
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
Digital-Up-Conversion (DUC) for clean transmit
Dual receivers, dual spectrum scopes
DVI-D connector for an external display
SD memory card slot for saving data
I/Q signal output
Memo pad stores up to 10 operating frequencies and modes
Quick split function
Quick Dualwatch function
RF gain and squelch control with a knob
RIT and ΔTX variable up to 9.999 kHz
UTC/local clock and timer function
1 Hz pitch tuning and display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000007 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002-QRP ICOM-IC-007610