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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Transmitter Exciter
Desktop Shortwave 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 - 580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 2-32 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A - 65 W
TX 20 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 TMC-SBE-000003 EDDYSTONE-000556