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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 1-30 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX ? Max 50 W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1968 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000741 RACAL-RA-001218 RME-004350