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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   -
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 24 V DC or mains ?V DC
Current RX 900 mA 36 W ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720 JRC-NRD-000301A TEN-TEC-TRITON-IV-(000540)