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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 ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ±150 / ±1500 / ±3500 Hz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.2 MHz (?)
2nd: 200 kHz (?)
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW

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 50Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (127 or 220V AC) or 24V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 199x in East Germany
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
540 × 133 × mm
(21.26 × 5.24 × 0.00 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 RFT-EKD-000700