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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Station Control
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30-minute warmup ?
Tuning steps ? N/A Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 2-30MHz 26.925-28.025 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   All mode   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 26.925-28.025 MHz
Modulations - All mode   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 200 / 2000 W ? W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 52 (unbalanced)Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) None ?
Current RX ? - ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1973 and 197x
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
275 × 190 × 300 mm
(10.83 × 7.48 × 11.81 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 3.85 kg (8.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) None 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features PBT ? VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071E COLLINS-000312B-4/5 SILTRONIX-001011C