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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output Max 10 W ? -

Connections

Antenna N-type - -
Impedance 50 Ω 70/80Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX Max 800 mA 80 W 80 W
TX Max 3.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000451E EDDYSTONE-000730/7 EDDYSTONE-000730/8