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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 306 ~ USD 486
EUR 773
Rating 5 reviews 1 review
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 10-100 W 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1983 and 198x
Dimensions 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
?
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
Digital readout
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000745 TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II