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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.54-40 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 105-130V AC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1957 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188