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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
CB Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 50 kHz - 30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
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 ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8 - 30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 199x and 201x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
? ?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features PBT ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071A YAESU-SYSTEM-000600 PRESIDENT-BARRY