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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal Mains
Current RX 150 VA max ? 120W
TX 760 VA max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x Between 1963 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
58 × 128 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.04 × 1.42 in)
483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP KENWOOD-TH-K000004E HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180AX