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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Power Supply
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 20-500 MHz (1100 MHz with FE option)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 5 selectable IF-bandwidths (optional)
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-50 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (120 / 240 V AC) Mains (110, 120/220, 240 V AC, 47-400 Hz)
Current RX ? - 100 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies) Between 1982 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 411 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 16.18 in)
? 483 × 134 × 457 mm
(19.02 × 5.28 × 17.99 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ? 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CRT ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000780 HEATHKIT-HWA-002036-3 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008617B-SERIES