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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour.
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A -
TX Max 20 A 6A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 JRC-NSD-000515S