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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 0.1-2000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 6.3 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 3.2 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM-N (10 dB S/N)
1.8-2 MHz: 2.5 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
AM-W (10 dB S/N)
30-1000 MHz: 3.2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3.2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 0.25 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? AM/FM-N: 5.5 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-N/SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-W/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB, with optional FL-52A)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? HF: Better than 60 dB VHF/UHF: 50 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 2 A
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan
Dimensions ? 287 × 112 × 309 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in)
Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000741 ICOM-IC-R008500