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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 180 mW, 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ? AM: 540 W, CW: 700 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8 / 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? -
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1994 and 199x Between 1958 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
64 × 310 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 12.20 × 1.77 in)
560 × 790 × 375 mm
(22.05 × 31.10 × 14.76 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz) 124.75 kg (275.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? TURBOSEARCH Mode (300 steps per sec.) 4-250A (4-400A/6156) final
VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000728 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000120XLT WRL-/-GLOBE-KING-000500B/C