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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
SDR HF/VHF receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 0.02-170 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.39 µV (CW, BW 500 Hz, 10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity ? ? >100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ? 5 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239 + SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A Max 700 mA ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 199x and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
128 × 30 × 199 mm
(5.04 × 1.18 × 7.83 in)
?
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX DSP option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-PCR001000 ELAD-FDM-DUOR