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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 900 mA ?
TX Max 20 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720 ICOM-IC-000729