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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 ? ± 10 p.p.m. 5-60 mins. ± 2 p.p.m. > 60 mins.
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? 0.3µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? AM: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.0 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Conversion Superhet.
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 1W at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/450Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 900 mA @ 12 V DC
TX Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
250 × 100 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer RS-232C (4800bps)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000737 JRC-NRD-000345