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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF SWR Analyser

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  ?
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 80-15 m 1.8-170 / 415-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio ?
Selectivity AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Super-Heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-15 m ?
Modulations - USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 135 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws N-type
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 40-100Ω 10-600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains ?
Current RX 1.2 A max 35 W -
TX - 165 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
?
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
? Large LCD screen
Accessories UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC SBE-SB-000033 MFJ-000269