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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-29.995 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation) ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.6 W @ 8 ohm 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W ? 1 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 4 A 35 W ?
TX 4 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1965 and 1966 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
?
Weight 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000732S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075 BELCOM-LS-000020F