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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz
Selectivity AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1941 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional S-meter
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000725 RCA-AR000088LF