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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

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

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 80-6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) AM: 50 W, CW: 65 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1958 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
355 × 203 × 230 mm
(13.98 × 7.99 × 9.06 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 12.25 kg (27.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6146 final
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 WRL-/-GLOBE-SCOUT-000680A