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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A -
TX 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
310 × 160 × 235 mm
(12.20 × 6.30 × 9.25 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 HEATHKIT-HX-000020