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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
? 0.6 µV @ 10dB
Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne 9 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load 1.5 W, external speaker required 150 mW @ 75 Ohm; 2 W @ 4 Ohm external loudspeaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) ? 4/20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω ~500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) Mains 10-32 V DC
Current RX 150 VA max ? 3 W
TX 760 VA max - 60 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Netherlands / UK by Philips / M.E.L.
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
?
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
ANL
AVC
BFO
IF Gain control
Receive/Standby switch
Operational range: 30 ... 50 km
Watertight: 1 hour at 1 meter
CPU controlled
Built-in antenna tuner (ATU)
Speech processor
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP LAFAYETTE-HE-000010-(KT-200) PHILIPS-RT-002000