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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability 250 Hz after 1 Hour ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz - 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) - 530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz - ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion - Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
- 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection >60 dB - ?
Audio output ? - 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? CW/SSB: 70-100 W, AM: 17-25 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX ? - 750 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1960 and 1964 in USA Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
508 × 267 × 432 mm
(20.00 × 10.51 × 17.01 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) 39.00 kg (86.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000070 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000032B AOR-AR-DV000001