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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m 220-225 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 450-800 mA ?
TX ? 3-6.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1985 and 199x
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
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Weight ? 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-FDAM-000001 ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-000750A