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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 250 Hz after 1 Hour (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ?
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
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Image rejection >60 dB ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output ? 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX ? 1.7 A
TX - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000070 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400M