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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 10-80m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
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)
< 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
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)
2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ?
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 3W 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12 V DC ?
Current RX 1.2 A max 150 mA max ?
TX - 1 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1973 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
180 × 50 × 188 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 7.40 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
? ?
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 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) PRESIDENT-HERBERT