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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes). ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70dB ?
Audio output ? 2W@10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1.6-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 100 W 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC ?
Current RX ? 2A ?
TX Max 20 A 20A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
?
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Built-in keyer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-IC-000078 PRESIDENT-MADISON-(V.000001)